fluster
/ˈflʌstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflʌstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflə-stər/ (ame, mw) · /ˈflʌs.tər/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflʌs.tɚ/ (ame, ipa)
fluster — 動詞
- 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
使慌亂
使人緊張到無法冷靜思考
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.
The sudden questions from the journalists flustered Adisa during the press conference.
記者突如其來的提問讓 Adisa 在記者會上一陣慌亂。
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.
看食譜的時候，別讓吵鬧的小孩讓你慌了手腳。
imperative warning: don't let X fluster you
Leo was easily flustered by tight deadlines and last-minute changes at work.
Leo 很容易因為趕死線和工作上臨時的變動而慌亂。
Nothing seemed to fluster the old judge, even when the lawyers shouted at each other.
似乎沒有什麼事能讓這位老法官慌亂，即使律師們互相大聲叫嚷。
Gabriela tried not to fluster her grandmother by mentioning the broken vase.
Gabriela 盡量不提那個打破的花瓶，免得讓奶奶慌了手腳。
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
fluster — 名詞
1. a brief mental state in which a person feels too nervous and rushed to act calml
慌亂
短暫緊張、手忙腳亂的狀態
a brief mental state in which a person feels too nervous and rushed to act calmly, often shown by clumsy movements or forgotten words.
Darius arrived in such a fluster that he left his car keys on the train.
Darius 抵達時一陣慌亂，把車鑰匙忘在火車上。
in a fluster: typical idiomatic frame
Nicholas got into a fluster when his name was called early in the meeting.
Nicholas 在會議一開始就被叫到名字，整個人陷入慌亂。
get into a fluster: become nervously confused
There was a small fluster at the bakery when two big orders came in at once.
兩筆大訂單同時進來時，麵包店裡出現了一陣小小的慌亂。
Élise tried to hide her fluster as she searched for the missing wedding ring.
Élise 一邊找遺失的婚戒，一邊努力掩飾自己的慌亂。
- composure
calm self-control in a difficult moment
文法句型
in a fluster
get into a fluster
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'in a fluster' or 'get into a fluster'. Rare outside these patterns; learners should treat it as an idiom rather than a freely usable noun.