disconcerting

英 [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ]

美 [ˌdɪskənˈsɜːrtɪŋ]

adj.  令人不安的;令人困惑的;令人尴尬的
v.  使不安; 使困惑; 使尴尬
disconcert的现在分词

现在分词：disconcerting　

Collins.1 / BNC.13994 / COCA.14170

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人不安的;令人困惑的;令人尴尬的
  If you say that something isdisconcerting, you mean that it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
  1. The reception desk is not at street level, which is a little disconcerting.
     接待处不在临街的这层，这多少让人有点想不通。

双语例句

• Problems on the home front might be a little disconcerting.
  家中的问题可能有点令人不安。
• It was disconcerting weather, people yawned long and lazily, feeling languorous and happy at the same time.
  一种使人不知怎样好的天气，大家打着懒长的哈欠，疲倦而又痛快。
• Nearby, modern China is asserting itself in ways that can be disconcerting.
  在附近，现代中国正令人不安地强行推进。
• Characterized by disconcerting directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion.
  以言行举止上的令人不安的直接为特点；没有微意或者托词。
• It is also disconcerting for investors, especially those seeking to match pension liabilities.
  这也令投资者感到不安，尤其是那些寻求匹配养老金负债的投资者。
• The idea might be disconcerting, but no more so than a visit to a doctor.
  这个想法也许令人不安，但比起拜访医生来也没什么大不了的。
• It was rather disconcerting to find that someone had been opening my letter.
  发现有人拆阅我的信很令人惊慌失措。
• She had an insatiable curiosity combined with an enchanting, yet somewhat disconcerting, honesty.
  她有着极强的好奇心，同时也掺杂着令人喜欢而又使人稍感不安的诚实。
• In making a routine credit check on our company, our bank came up with a disconcerting piece of information.
  在对我公司进行例行的信用检查中，我们的银行提供了一条使人为难的信息。
• He had a disconcerting habit of expressing contradictory ideas in rapid succession.
  他有个怪习惯，一会儿一个想法，并且自相矛盾。