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

• There was an alarming rise in fires during both of the past two slowdowns ( see chart).
  过去两次经济减速中，（车辆）火灾都有惊人的上升（见图表）。
• 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。
• There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.
  渡轮瞬间倾覆，根本没时间放救生艇下水。
• 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。
• 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。
• Also, foreign material detecting stopping and alarming function is delivered by using photoelectric and infrared detecting technologies.
  应用光电探测红外线探测技术，实现了异物探测自动停车与报警功能。
• Intellectualized electromagnetic radiation detecting and alarming system is realized through programming SCM.
  通过对单片机编程，实现了智能化的电磁辐射报警系统。
• This damage is potentially more alarming in that it involves one of the drugs used in treatment, ergotamine.
  这种损伤更具有潜在的危险性，因为它涉及到治疗中所用到的一种药物&麦角胺。
• The alarming problems of Pakistan, Yemen and so many other places threaten to feed more violence.
  巴基斯坦、也门和其他很多地方的警示性问题充满着更多的暴力威胁。
• 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。