fluster

/ˈflʌstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflʌstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflə-stər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈflʌs.tər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflʌs.tɚ/ (ame, ipa)

fluster — verb

  • flusterpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • flustershe / she / it
  • flusteredpast simple
  • flustering-ing form

1. to disturb someone's calm so that they feel nervous and cannot think clearly, us

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to disturb someone's calm so that they feel nervous and cannot think clearly, usually because there is too much going on or too little time.

例句

The sudden questions from the journalists flustered Adisa during the press conference.

transitive: subject acts on a person, causing nervous confusion

Don't let the noisy children fluster you while you're trying to read the recipe.

imperative warning: don't let X fluster you

同義詞
  • rattle

    informal; shake someone's composure suddenly

  • unsettle

    broader, includes longer-lasting unease

  • agitate

    more formal; stronger emotional disturbance

反義詞
  • calm

    to make someone feel relaxed and untroubled

  • soothe

    to ease nerves with gentle reassurance

文法句型

fluster + somebody

be flustered (by something)

用法筆記

Frequently passive (be flustered by X). The cause is usually a stressful situation or an unexpected demand, not a calm one.

常見錯誤

❌The good news flustered her.
✅The good news excited her.
💡fluster is for unpleasant nervous confusion, not happy feelings.
❌I flustered when the phone rang.
✅I got flustered when the phone rang.
💡fluster usually takes an object; intransitive use sounds odd in modern English.

fluster — noun