disturb

bother, disturb, trouble, annoy, irritate, vex

upset, agitate, disturb, perturb

动词 disturb:

1. move deeply
   同义词：upset, trouble
2. change the arrangement or position of
   同义词：agitate, vex, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
3. tamper with
   同义词：touch
4. destroy the peace or tranquility of
   同义词：interrupt
5. damage as if by shaking or jarring

1. I didn't like (ie felt reluctant) to disturb you.
   我本不想打搅你。
2. It seemed nothing could disturb the even tenor of our existence in those happy prewar days.
   在战争前那些美好的岁月里，似乎没有任何东西能打破我们平静的生活进程。
3. They took the phone off the hook so no calls would disturb them.
   他们摘下电话听筒，以免电话打扰他们。
4. Don't disturb the paper on my desk.
   别乱动我桌上的文件。
5. He put his oars in the water and disturbed the smooth surface of the lake.
   他把桨放入水中，搅乱了平静的湖面。

dis.turb

v.tr.（及物动词）
dis.turbed,dis.turb.ing,dis.turbs
To break up or destroy the tranquillity or settled state of:
使骚动，使不安：打断或破坏安宁或安定的状态：
例句：
.Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area.(Rachel Carson)
.暗中的破坏和激烈的动荡使得整个地区陷于不安.(雷切尔·卡森)

To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset.
使烦恼，使不安：使情绪或精神烦躁；使不安

To interfere with; interrupt:
妨碍；打扰：
例句：
noise that disturbed my sleep.
妨碍我睡觉的噪音

To intrude on; inconvenience:
干涉，妨碍；干扰：
例句：
Constant calls disturbed her work.
应接不暇的电话妨碍了她的工作

To put out of order; disarrange.
使混动；扰乱

来源：
Middle English distourben
中古英语 distourben
from Old French destourber
源自 古法语 destourber
from Latin disturb3re
源自 拉丁语 disturb3re
Latin dis- [dis-]
拉丁语 dis- [表示.不，相反.之意]
Latin turb3re [to agitate] from turba [confusion] probably from Greek turbô
拉丁语 turb3re [鼓动，使焦虑] 源自 turba [混乱，杂乱，骚乱] 可能源自 希腊语 turbô

【引伸】
disturb.er
n.（名词）
disturb.ingly
adv.（副词）