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actions that make you stop what you are doing, or that upset the normal state that something is in; the act of disturbing somebody/something or the fact of being disturbed （受）打扰，干扰，妨碍 The building work is creating constant noise, dust and disturbance. 建筑施工不断制造噪音、灰尘和干扰。 Their arrival had caused a disturbance in the usual pattern of events. 他们的到来给事情的正常进展造成了干扰。 One problem is the disturbance of the local wildlife by tourists. 一个问题是游客对当地野生动物的干扰。
Extra ExamplesBuildings should create minimum disturbance to the environment. 应该将建筑物对环境的不利影响降到最低。 Fish can sense disturbances in the water. 鱼能感受到水中的扰动。 Police had been called to a domestic disturbance. 已召集警察应对一场国内骚乱。 She moved the nest very carefully to prevent disturbance to the birds. 她十分小心地移动鸟巢，以免惊扰了鸟。 The government advocated strong action against Mussolini's disturbance of the peace. 政府号召采取强硬行动反对墨索里尼破坏和平。 The traffic causes serious disturbance to residents. 往来的车辆严重干扰居民。 a place where you can work without disturbance 你可以不受干扰安心工作的地方 an unacceptable level of disturbance to occupiers of adjacent properties 对邻近物业住户构成的不可接受的干扰 disturbance from noisy lorries 轰响卡车的干扰 environmental disturbances caused by roads and traffic 道路和交通对环境造成的干扰 the disturbance of marine life caused by oil spillages 燃油溢漏对海洋生物造成的重大危害 His changes to the team are meant to cause as little disturbance as possible. 他对团队的改变意在尽可能少地引起干扰。 The repairs have been carried out with minimal disturbance to local residents. 修缮工作在尽量不给当地居民造成干扰的情况下完成了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- major
- serious
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- level
- cause
- create
- make
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- without disturbance
- disturbance from
- disturbance of
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a situation in which people behave violently in a public place 骚乱；骚动；动乱 News of the arrests provoked serious disturbances in the streets. 逮捕的消息引起了严重的街头骚乱。 He was charged with causing a disturbance after the game. 他被指控在比赛结束后制造骚乱。 The army is trained to deal with riots and civil disturbance. 军队受过应对暴动和内乱的训练。
Extra ExamplesAn influx of refugees has triggered disturbances in the city. 难民涌入引起了城市骚乱。 He was arrested and charged with causing a disturbance in a public place. 他被逮捕并被指控在公共场所引起骚乱。 Large numbers of workers involved in the disturbances have been arrested. 很多参与骚乱的工人被捕。 Several people were injured during a disturbance in the capital city. 数人在首都的骚乱中受伤。 The decision led to serious disturbances in all the country's main cities. 这一决定在该国所有大城市引发了严重骚乱。 There had been violent disturbances among the prisoners. 囚犯中发生了严重的骚乱。 Troops were brought in to put down the disturbance. 军队奉召镇压骚乱。 disturbances between members of two rival factions 发生在两个敌对派别成员间的骚乱 disturbances involving members of a crowd of 550 demonstrators 有 550 名示威者参与的骚乱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- violent
- public
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- cause
- give rise to
- lead to
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- occur
- involve somebody
- during a/the disturbance
- in a/the disturbance
- disturbance among
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- a disturbance of the peace
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a state in which somebody’s mind or a function of the body is upset and not working normally 障碍；失调；紊乱 emotional disturbance 情绪失常
Extra ExamplesMany patients reported sleep disturbances after taking the drug. 很多患者报告服药后产生了睡眠紊乱。 a disturbance in liver function 肝功能失调 behavioural disturbances in children 儿童的行为障碍 teenagers suffering from a kind of psychological disturbance 有某种心理失调的年轻人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- severe
- behavioural/behavioral
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- experience
- have
- suffer from
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- disturbance in
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destourbance, from destourber, from Latin disturbare, from dis- ‘utterly’ + turbare ‘disturb’.