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

• "Yes." He still found Gwen's directness disconcerting.
  是的但他觉得桂温这样单刀直入有点令人难堪。
• 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。
• A: China regrets the disconcerting decision of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for the Sudanese President.
  答：中方对国际刑事法院发出对苏丹总统的逮捕令表示遗憾和不安。
• 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。
• 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。
• I find late-night phone calls most disconcerting.
  我发现深夜电话最令人揪心。
• India and China aside, though, a disconcerting slowdown is taking hold.
  然而，除了印度与中国，一种令人不安的经济放缓趋势正逐渐形成。
• It is painful and disconcerting, but it is absolutely vital for the development of your faith.
  虽然痛苦又令人困惑，对于你信心的成长却是绝对重要的。
• 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 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。