单词 | unsettling |
释义 | unsettling (ʌnsetəlɪŋ ) adjective If you describe something as unsettling, you mean that it makes you feel rather worried or uncertain. The prospect of change of this kind has an unsettling effect on any organisation. His sense of humour was really unsettling. Synonyms: disturbing, worrying, troubling, upsetting unsettlingly adverb [ADVERB adjective] It was unsettlingly quiet. Collocations: unsettling effect Sometimes the flashing was fast, sometimes less so, but the unsettling effect of everything being viewed through a flickering half-light was relentless. Times, Sunday Times She shudders at the memory of the unsettling effect the song had on audiences. Times, Sunday Times Often they are markedly different, which has an unsettling effect, switching your sympathies back and forth between the protagonists, never knowing who to believe or who to trust. Times, Sunday Times This has an unsettling effect. Times, Sunday Times The artificially drawn border had an unsettling effect on both sides of the population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You have the unsettling feeling that there's something missing, or you haven't done something you were supposed to. The Sun There's an unsettling feeling in the air from the moment you awake. The Sun Nothing that calls attention to itself, but instead creates a sense of uneasinessthe unsettling feeling that something's not quite right. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some involve plans you've regarded as unchanging, others rouse unsettling feelings of vulnerability. Times, Sunday Times The results depend on whether you actually embrace those deep and often unsettling feelings. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 令人担忧的 Japanese: 動揺させる |
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