1 to interrupt sb while he/she is doing sth or sleeping; to spoil a peaceful situation 打扰；扰乱: I'm sorry to disturb you but there's a phone call for you. 对不起，有你的电话。Their sleep was disturbed by a loud crash. 一声巨响把他们从睡梦中惊醒。

2 to cause sb to worry 使不安: It disturbed her to think that he might be unhappy. 她一想到他可能不高兴便不安起来。

3 to move sth or change its position 弄乱: I noticed a number of things had been disturbed and realized that there had been a burglary. 我注意到屋里有些东西被动过，才知道有窃贼光顾。