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。
• An alarming film was shown in this theatre.
  这家影院上映了一部令人恐慌的电影。
• 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。
• Once events are safely in the past, this idea seems to become less alarming
  一旦那些事件尘封为历史，这个想法似乎就变得不那么可怕了。
• While the increase in homicides is alarming, it is nothing compared to what is to come in the rest of the decade
  虽然凶杀案的增加令人担忧，但和这个十年里接下来的几年将要发生的事相比却是小巫见大巫了。
• The grey turned to black with alarming speed.
  灰色以惊人的速度变成黑色了。
• 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。
• The monitoring and alarming system of slope based on distributed optical fiber grating is presented.
  提出了一种基于分布式光纤光栅的边坡监测与报警系统。
• Alarming in three big economies already worried about high inflation.
  对于三个已经在担忧高通胀的大型经济体，这一增幅令人心惊。
• 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。