To make someone feel uneasy — a bit nervous, a bit worried, not quite comfortable. The feeling is usually mild and hard to name.

to make someone feel uneasy讓人感到不安 — a bit nervous, a bit worried, not quite comfortable有點緊張、有點擔心，不太自在。 the feeling is usually mild and hard to name這種感覺通常很輕微，也很難講清楚是什麼。

If a strange noise unsettles you, you are not screaming in terror; you just feel wrong, and you keep listening. That vagueness is the heart of the word: things unsettle you when they disturb your calm without giving you a clear reason to be afraid.

if a strange noise unsettles you如果一個奇怪的聲音讓你不安， you are not screaming in terror你不會嚇得尖叫； you just feel wrong你只是覺得哪裡不對勁， and you keep listening然後繼續豎耳細聽。 that vagueness is the heart of the word這種模糊感就是這個字的核心： things unsettle you事情讓你不安 when they disturb your calm是因為它們擾亂了你的平靜 without giving you a clear reason to be afraid卻沒給你一個明確害怕的理由。

The subject is very often a thing rather than a person — a film, a question, bad news, someone's stare, a change at work. 'The news unsettled her.' You can also unsettle a person on purpose, which is what a chess player, a lawyer, or a fast bowler in cricket tries to do to an opponent: make them lose their rhythm and confidence.

the subject is very often a thing rather than a person這個字的主詞常常是一件事，而不是一個人 — a film, a question, bad news, someone's stare, a change at work一部電影、一個問題、壞消息、某人的注視、工作上的變動。 'The news unsettled her.''The news unsettled her.'這消息讓她心神不寧。 you can also unsettle a person on purpose你也可以故意讓一個人不安， which is what a chess player, a lawyer, or a fast bowler in cricket tries to do to an opponent這正是下棋的人、律師，或板球裡的快速投手想對對手做的事： make them lose their rhythm and confidence讓對方失去節奏和信心。

There is a second, less common use about arrangements rather than feelings — unsettling a market, unsettling a country — meaning making something that was stable become shaky again. Notice the picture inside the word: something had settled, like dust or mud in water, and you have stirred it up again.

there is a second, less common use還有第二種比較少見的用法 about arrangements rather than feelings講的是安排而不是感覺 — unsettling a market, unsettling a countryunsettling a market讓市場動盪、unsettling a country讓國家動盪 — meaning making something that was stable become shaky again意思是讓原本穩定的東西又變得不穩。 notice the picture inside the word注意這個字裡面的畫面： something had settled, like dust or mud in water本來已經沉澱下來的東西，像水裡的灰塵或泥巴， and you have stirred it up again被你又攪動了起來。

It is slightly formal; in everyday speech people are more likely to say 'it freaked me out a bit' or 'it made me uncomfortable'.

it is slightly formal這個字有點正式； in everyday speech日常說話 people are more likely to say大家比較會說 'it freaked me out a bit''it freaked me out a bit'有點嚇到我 or 'it made me uncomfortable'或'it made me uncomfortable'讓我不舒服。