♣ Unit 1. Manners and etiquette - LESSON 3 DISCUSSING OFFICE ETIQUETTE - [Office etiquette]
• disruptive /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/
-causing problems, noise, etc. so that something cannot continue normally
: 지장을 주는
e.g.)
She had a disruptive influence on the rest of the class. 그녀는 학급의 다른 학생들에게 지장을 주었다.
We have been having building work done on the house which has been very disruptive.
The company has managed to avoid the disruptive effects of industrial action.
a highly disruptive group of students
children with highly disruptive behaviour
He warned that her presence was potentially disruptive.
Library staff are trained to deal with disruptive children.
She was a disruptive influence on the rest of the class.
potentially disruptive elements in society
Working such long hours can be extremely disruptive to home life.
2-new and original, in a way that causes major changes to how something is done
e.g.)
Printing in 3D is a disruptive technology which may transform manufacturing.
Innovative and disruptive companies are changing the service economy.
Ref)
[Oxford Collocations Dictionary for students of English]
함께 사용되는 단어
[형용사]로 disruptive이(가) 사용될 때
*VERB
be, become, prove
*ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc. | highly | potentially | socially
e.g.)
a highly disruptive group of students
potentially disruptive elements in society
*PREPOSITION
to
Long working hours are very disruptive to home life.
[EMILY] I promise to keep this as brief as possible
[EMILY] because I do realize you all have a very busy work schedule today.
[EMILY] What are we doing to show respect and common courtesy to our colleagues?
[EMILY] Are we doing what we should be doing?
[EMILY] And if you can answer yes, thank you very much.
[EMILY] No? OK, then. Let's move on.
[EMILY] Please take a moment at the end of the day to look over your work area
[EMILY] I'd also like to address showing up on time to the meetings.
[EMILY] so we can get through them faster.
• common courtesy
• noise level
• the lack of cleanliness /ˈklenlinəs/
[uncountable]