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

• I have only heard a less alarming account than you have heard.
  我只是听到了一些不象你们听到的那么耸人听闻的叙述。
• Nevertheless, some experts see alarming parallels with the competitive devaluations and protectionism of the great depression.
  然而，一些专家从中看到了与大萧条时期的竞争性贬值和保护主义类似的苗头。
• It has been proven that the novelty detection technique can perform the damage alarming well.
  大量的研究证明新奇检测技术可以较好地应用于结构的损伤预警。
• The grey turned to black with alarming speed.
  灰色以惊人的速度变成黑色了。
• An alarming film was shown in this theatre.
  这家影院上映了一部令人恐慌的电影。
• 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。
• I felt quite unequal to the challenge of responding to this alarming speech.
  我觉得自己没有能力接受挑战，对这个惊人的演说作出应答。
• The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
  这种病以惊人的速度传播开来。
• 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。
• Electricity demand of our increasingly digital economies is growing at an alarming rate, the report said.
  报告指出，在日益数字化的各大经济体中，电力需求正在以惊人的速度增长。