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

• 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。
• Far more worrisome for the political elite is the question of how to deal with rising social unrest.
  政治精英们更担心的问题是如何应对日益加剧的社会不安定局面。
• Even more worrisome, there is evidence of stagflation& slow economic growth and rising unemployment combined with inflation.
  他说，更令人担忧的是，现在还出现了滞胀的迹象，即经济增长放缓与失业增加的同时伴随着通货膨胀上升。
• 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。
• The frequency and the aplomb, with which we think of being healthy, are worrisome indeed!
  频率和沉着，在我们认为是健康的，确实令人担忧！
• Within the hour, though, a worrisome caveat came to light.
  但是，还不到一小时，就出现了令人担忧的警告。
• 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。
• Some of the most worrisome body signs are already well known, thanks to extensive education campaigns.
  在大规模宣传教育活动的作用之下，一些最危险的身体信号已广为人知。
• He noted a "worrisome" slowdown in the UK rate of new order growth.
  诺布尔指出，英国新订单的增速出现了“令人担忧的”放缓。
• But the flaws in the global trading system are large and worrisome.
  然而，全球贸易体系仍存在许多令人不安的重大缺陷。