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discomfit

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [dɪˈskʌm.fɪt]
  • 美式音标 [dɪˈskʌm.fɪt]
  • 国际音标 [dis'kʌmfit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt. 使懊恼； 挫败； 征服
  • n. 挫败

词根记忆

  • dis(不) + comfit(看作comfort，舒适)→使不舒服→使难堪
  • dis(不) + com(来) + fit(合适)→来了却不合适，还不如不来→扰乱

同根派生

  • n性质的同根词
    discomfiture：狼狈；挫败，崩溃。

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • You must not allow our difficult way of life to discomfit you.
    不可以让艰苦的生活把你打败。
  • This conclusion should particularly discomfit popular proponents of atheism, such as Richard Dawkins, whose position is entirely based on demonstrably faulty arguments.
    这一结论尤其会令无神论时髦的支持者难堪，如理查德·道金斯（Richard Dawkins），其地位完全依赖于明确的有缺陷的论证。
  • He's also a heck of a Quidditch player and a good enough wizard (outside the academic environment, at least) that he can even discomfit the unshakeable Dolores Umbridge.
    George也是魁地奇比赛的一把好手与一个不错的男巫（至少在校园外如此），他甚至能挫败不可动摇的“癞蛤蟆”Umbridge。

    • 权威例句

  • And it might just be that our exercise of our liberties and freedoms will discomfit you.
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  • To all appearances, politics and personality—the two subjects that most discomfit General Lee—determined the deal's fate.
    ECONOMIST: problem with headline
  • The two countries used never to miss a chance to discomfit each other.
    ECONOMIST: Talking it over

词组短语

    短语

  • discomfit t 难堪;挫败;使懊恼

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you are discomfited by something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused.
  • discomfited