| 单词 | alarming |
| 释义 | alarming adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, seem令人恐惧；好像令人恐惧▸➤find sth觉得⋯可怕◆i find the prospect of being without work extremely alarming.我预期可能会失业，觉得特别害怕。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常让人担心▸➤particularly格外令人担忧▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略有些令人担忧 alarmingmaking you feel worried or afraid使人忧虑的；令人惊慌的；引起恐慌的◆an alarming increase in the number of cases of skin cancer皮肤癌病例数令人忧虑的增加◆the rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate.雨林正以惊人的速度消失。ⓘ alarming is rather formal in american english. * alarming 在美式英语中颇为正式。 opp reassuring → reassure ▸ alarmingly adverb◆prices have risen alarmingly.价格涨得吓人。note 辨析 frightening, scary or alarming?if a situation is alarming, it is usually a warning that sth unpleasant will happen in the future, especially sth that means a loss of comfort or pleasant conditions. frightening and scary can describe people as well as situations and refer to a fear about now or in the future; and this may be a fear about personal safety, not just loss of comfort. * alarming 通常警示不祥之事将要发生，尤指失去安逸或舒适的环境。frightening 和 scary 描述人和境况均可，指对现在或未来的恐惧，可能有关人身安全，而不只是担心失去舒适。alarming/əˈlɑ:mɪŋ ||; əˈlɑrmɪŋ/adj that makes you frightened or worried 使人惊慌或忧虑的 ➔alarmingly adv alarmingsee ⇨ worried/worrying 5 • • •• ⇨ at an alarming rate a·larm·ing /ə`lɑrmɪŋ; əˈlɑːmɪŋ/adjvery frightening or worrying 令人恐慌的; 令人担心的:◇an alarming increase in violent crime 暴力犯罪的惊人增长 |
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