- 干扰；打断，中断，妨碍，妨害；打扰(工作、休息等)，使中断(休息等)：
Please do not disturb us when we are working.
工作的时候请不要打扰我们。
The manager will be angry if you disturb him when he's in conference.
经理开会时如果你打扰他，他会生气的。
- 打破(平静、安静或宁静)，搅动(静物)；激荡(水面等)；扰乱(人心等)；滋扰：
A light wind disturbed the surface of the water.
微风拂动水面。
A loud whistle disturbed the quietness of the church.
一声响哨打破了教堂的宁静。
- 弄乱，搞乱，搅乱，打乱(计划等)；使陷于混乱，使骚动，煽动，使不安定，使激动；扰乱…的治安：
She disturbed the papers on his desk.
她弄乱了他桌面的文件。
Only bad weather can disturb our plans for the picnic.
只有坏天气才会打乱我们的野餐计划。
to disturb the peace
扰乱治安
to disturb the class
扰乱课堂秩序
- [常用被动语态](精神或情绪上)搅乱，使心神不安；使烦恼；使人心烦意乱，使困惑，使情绪波动：使精神不正常：
She was disturbed by his strange behaviour.
她被他的奇怪举止弄得心神不安。
She was inwardly disturbed to hear of his illness.
听说他病了，她内心很不安。
The sudden increase in thefts in the school disturbed the parents.
学校中的失窃现象突然增多令父母深感不安。
- 使感麻烦,麻烦,使不方便[常作disturb oneself]:
Don't disturb yourself for me.
别为我操心。