alarm and disturb
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to alarm and disturb; to startle and bother
Often used to describe causing a disturbance that breaks someone's peace, rest, or concentration.
Shēn深
yè夜
de的
shī施
gōng工
shēng声
jīng惊
rǎo扰
le了
fù附
jìn近
de的
jū居
mín民
。
The late-night construction noise alarmed and disturbed nearby residents.
Qǐng请
bù不
yào要
jīng惊
rǎo扰
zhèng正
zài在
xiū休
xi息
de的
bìng病
rén人
。
Please do not disturb the patients who are resting.
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Tā他
niè蹑
shǒu手
niè蹑
jiǎo脚
，
shēng生
pà怕
jīng惊
rǎo扰
le了
shú熟
shuì睡
de的
hái孩
zi子
。
He tiptoed, afraid of disturbing the sleeping child.
Yī一
chǎng场
xū虚
jīng惊
，
dà大
jiā家
hù互
xiāng相
jīng惊
rǎo扰
，
jié结
guǒ果
shén什
me么
shì事
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
。
It was a false alarm; everyone startled and disturbed each other, but in the end, nothing happened.
Zì自
xiāng相
jīng惊
rǎo扰
。
To alarm and disturb each other (often due to unfounded panic).