disturb

邪魔する、妨げる

仕事中や休息中などの人を邪魔する。

やさしい英語で： To interrupt someone while they are working, resting, or doing something else.

• Please do not disturb me.
• The ringing phone disturbed her sleep.
• Did we disturb you while you were studying?

類義語： interrupt, bother

よく使う表現： disturb someone, do not disturb

乱す、妨げる

静かで落ち着いた状態や、安定した状態を乱す。

やさしい英語で： To break the calm or steady state of something.

• A shout disturbed the silence.
• Falling leaves disturbed the smooth surface of the pond.
• The sudden change disturbed the balance of the whole system.

類義語： disrupt, upset

よく使う表現： disturb the peace, disturb the balance

動かす、乱す

そのままにしておくべき物に触れたり、位置を変えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To touch or move something that should stay where it is.

• Do not disturb the nest.
• Someone had disturbed the papers on my desk.
• The roots were disturbed when we moved the plant.

類義語： displace, move

よく使う表現： disturb something, disturb the soil

方向を変える、そらす

物事が通常進む方向や道筋を変える。

やさしい英語で： To change the direction or course that something would normally take.

• The landslide disturbed the river’s course.
• New barriers disturbed the flow, sending water into a different channel.
• Rocks had disturbed the current and redirected it toward the bank.

類義語： divert, redirect

よく使う表現： disturb the course, disturb a current