worrisome

英 [ˈwʌrisəm]

美 [ˈwɜːrisəm]

adj.  令人担心的; 使人担忧的

BNC.46298 / COCA.11637

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人担心的；使人担忧的
  that makes you worry

柯林斯词典

• 令人担忧的;使人发愁的
  Something that isworrisomecauses people to worry.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 worrying

英英释义

adj

• not reassuring
  Synonym:unreassuring
• causing distress or worry or anxiety
  1. distressing (or disturbing) news
  2. lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
  3. a disturbing amount of crime
  4. a revelation that was most perturbing
  5. a new and troubling thought
  6. in a particularly worrisome predicament
  7. a worrying situation
  8. a worrying time
  Synonym:distressingdistressfuldisturbingperturbingtroublingworrying

双语例句

• A constant, worrisome burden. The old man can hardly bear up to his family responsibility any more.
  沉重的负担，包袱持续恼人的负担这个老人再也担负不了对自己家庭的责任了。
• His injury is worrisome.
  他的伤情令人担忧。
• It is a worrisome possibility that the drugs may have side effects which were not initially recognized.
  这些药也许有最初不能发现的副作用，这种可能性令人心存疑虑。
• Most worrisome, the playbook launched without the email service that makes its smartphones so attractive to many users.
  最令人不安的是，正式版Playbook竟然没有电子邮件服务，而这恰恰是黑莓智能手机的杀手锏。
• This is lamentable and worrisome.
  可悲的、令人忧虑的。
• This is a potentially worrisome trend.
  这是一种潜在令人担忧的趋势。
• The good news must be viewed against a worrisome backdrop of rapidly expanding rice consumption in Africa.
  我们必须要对照非洲水稻消费迅量速增加这一不太好的背景来看待这些好消息。
• Perhaps the most worrisome development is how poorly the job market is already functioning for many workers.
  也许最令人忧虑的情况是，对于许多劳动者来说，就业市场的状况已经十分糟糕。
• Actually, I've never had a worry as worrisome as the universe-destroying black holes.
  以毁灭宇宙的黑洞带给我的忧愁程度，实质上是我以前所有的忧愁无法带来的。
• Water pollution is among the most worrisome byproducts of china's rapid economic growth.
  水污染是中国经济高速发展最令人不安的副产品之一。