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 disconcerting   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 打搅人的
v. 打乱(使...不安)




    disconcerting
    [ adj ]
    causing an emotional disturbance
    <adj.all>
    his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charminglyan upsetting experience


    Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconcerted};
    p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconcerting}.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf.
    OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.]
    1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into
    disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the
    plans of his enemy.

    2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of;
    to discompose; to abash.

    The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law
    somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn
    and perfumed with tobacco might well do.
    --Thackeray.

    Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb;
    defeat; frustrate.

    disconcerting \disconcerting\ adj.
    hard to deal with; causing uncertainty or confusion about how
    to act or react.

    Syn: awkward, embarrassing, off-putting, sticky, tight,
    unenviable.
    [WordNet 1.5]

    1. The religious jargon is a bit disconcerting at first, but it does seem to explain many puzzles.
    2. Donald Ratajczak, a Georgia State University inflation expert, said the revisions were "disconcerting, especially because there is evidence that inflation rates tend to persist."
    3. Perhaps that is why Westwood is so disconcerting to her domestic audience.
    4. "In order for the program to be successful," she says, "it has to meet the needs of those who have been dealing with these issues all along." It's all a bit disconcerting for a visitor trying to admire the elegant rose bushes.
    5. Getting a letter from her, however, can be disconcerting; her stationery is gloomy parchment with a black-ink skull in the corner.
    6. And, on a more positive note, where was the best snow likely to be? Usually, falling on such terrain is harmless, if disconcerting.
    7. Yesterday's decision was disconcerting to some news media lawyers because Justice White's opinion contained little recognition of First Amendment values embodied by the news media or of the importance of unfettered news gathering.
    8. Still more disconcerting is doubt whether a half-point cut in the discount rate, now 3.25 per cent, would give the economy a new lease of life either.
    9. Said H.P. Smith, an analyst with Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., "The sale price is particularly disconcerting given the fact that the company had been indicating there were a large number of companies expressing interest in this business."
    10. After showing how his chosen writers related to their land, Mr. Turner goes himself to have a look today at these fabled spots, often with disconcerting results.
    11. To have your knowledgeable paper insinuate that Pittsburgh may not be deserving is somewhat disconcerting.
    12. Kassier discerned among this group a 'disconcerting level of arrogance, self-righteousness and self-imposed omniscience'.
    13. Its admission is especially disconcerting after its encouraging noises at the interim stage.
    14. There was a box with a chain saw at one side of the rehearsal room, which was rather disconcerting.
    15. The 22 per cent fall in pre-tax profits was caused by the group's disconcerting practice of including unrealised investment losses.
    16. "Only God knows," he says with a disconcerting grin.
    17. Within the gallery itself, mysterious and disconcerting relationships have been created among walls, floor and furniture (some of the latter suspended upside down from the ceiling).
    18. It is already disconcerting, though, to see how readily the knives are being sharpened to chop the Jubilee Line extension.
    19. Although takeovers have increased in recent months, it can hardly be called a boom. I find this somewhat disconcerting.
    20. In any event, after a not uninteresting inquiry into this emerging issue, the Post raised some disconcerting questions: "If the economy sickens, could the ranks of panhandlers everywhere do anything but grow?
    21. So it is disconcerting to be reminded in the stories about the accord that the Bush administration won't give the Contras and their families green cards for resettlement into the United States.
    22. "Change is always a little disconcerting in the region, but I felt that, especially the Japanese and Koreans, were understanding and sympathetic and prepared to support the overall initiative," he said.
    23. "It's a very disconcerting thing to know it hasn't been solved yet," said Dennie.
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