The delicate balance of the wetland ecosystem was disturbed by the introduction of an invasive plant species.
湿地生态系统的微妙平衡因引入入侵植物物种而受到干扰。
Which choice best defines “disturbed”?
D — Having had its normal pattern or function disrupted. “disturbed” means having had its normal pattern or function disrupted.
Which word means “having had its normal pattern or function disrupted”?
A — disturbed. “disturbed” means having had its normal pattern or function disrupted.
disturbed — having had its normal pattern or function disrupted. In Chinese: 被打扰的，不安的.
disturbed is pronounced /dɪˈstɜːrbd/.
The delicate balance of the wetland ecosystem was disturbed by the introduction of an invasive plant species. (湿地生态系统的微妙平衡因引入入侵植物物种而受到干扰。)
disrupted, interrupted, disordered — all close in meaning to disturbed (having had its normal pattern or function disrupted).
undisturbed, stable — each the opposite of disturbed (having had its normal pattern or function disrupted).
Yes. disturbed is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.