alarming

英 [əˈlɑːmɪŋ]

美 [əˈlɑːrmɪŋ]

adj.  使人惊恐的; 令人惊慌的; 引起恐慌的
v.  使惊恐; 使害怕; 使担心; 给(门等)安装警报器
alarm的现在分词

现在分词：alarming　

Oxford 3000 / BNC.7554 / COCA.7719

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人惊恐的；令人惊慌的；引起恐慌的
  causing worry and fear
  1. an alarming increase in crime
     犯罪活动骇人的增加
  2. The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate .
     雨林正以惊人的速度消失。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人惊恐的；令人忧虑的；让人担心的
  Something that isalarmingmakes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  1. The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
     这种病以惊人的速度传播开来。
  2. ...the alarming increase in crime.
     令人忧虑的犯罪攀升现象

英英释义

adj

• frightening because of an awareness of danger

双语例句

• What this would mean for our standards of living and the strength of society is alarming.
  这对于我们的生活水平和社会实力的影响是惊人的。
• The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
  这种病以惊人的速度传播开来。
• This is a normal part of a market economy and should not be alarming.
  这是市场经济的正常组成部分，不应成为一种令人担心的情况。
• Healthcare costs have been rising at alarming rates for decades.
  医疗成本在过去几十年中以惊人的速度增长。
• Then I saw something really alarming: Both my parents'citizen ID numbers had been posted.
  然后我看到了令人惊恐的事情：我父母的身份证号都被贴了出来。
• These positive trends mask some alarming changes in the epidemic.
  这些具有积极意义的趋势遮盖了疾病流行的某些惊人变化。
• Be aware of safety and alarming signs and emergency exit location.
  请注意安全警示标识和应急出口位置。
• You might describe an extremely unusual situation, reveal a shocking statistic, or vividly portray an alarming problem.
  你可能会描绘一个异乎寻常的场面，透露一个触目惊心的数据，或者栩栩如生描述一个耸人听闻的问题。
• This warning looks a bit alarming, but in practice, the extension seems to be well-supported.
  警告看起来有点让人担心，但实际上这个扩展似乎得到了很好的支持。
• An alarming film was shown in this theatre.
  这家影院上映了一部令人恐慌的电影。