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

• Attacks on rhinos and elephants are multiplying at an alarming rate.
  犀牛和大象越来越频繁地遭到攻击，达到了令人警觉的地步。
• Most alarming of all, the Murray-Darling's troubles are likely to worsen.
  最让人恐慌的是，墨累-达令问题很有可能继续恶化。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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 disease has spread at an alarming rate.
  这种病以惊人的速度传播开来。
• 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。
• 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。