discomfit
v.扰乱
难易程度:
discomfit为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:discomfited 过去分词:discomfited 现在分词:discomfiting 第三人称单数:discomfits
discomfit
/dɪs'kʌmfɪt; dɪs`kʌmfɪt/
v [Tn] (fml 文) confuse or embarrass (sb) 使(某人)困惑、尴尬或狼狈
*be discomfited by rude questions 因他人提出的问题粗鄙而感到尴尬.
discomfit
v [T]formal
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: desconfit, past participle of desconfire 'to destroy', from confire 'to make']
to make someone feel slightly uncomfortable, annoyed, or embarrassed
He was discomfited by her silence.
>discomfituren[U]