alarming
adjective
uk/əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/us/əˈlɑːr.mɪŋ/C1
causingworryorfear:
使人惊恐的,引起恐慌的;令人担忧的alarmingnews令人恐慌的消息
There has been an alarmingrisein therateofinflation.通货膨胀加剧的速度惊人。
Synonyms
concerningformalnot standard
distressing
disturbing
troubling
worrisomeUSformalorold-fashioned
worrying
Causing anxiety and worry
- alarmingly
- bite
- catch up withsomeone
- come back to bitesomeoneidiom
- come back/home to roostidiom
- disturb
- dread
- frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
- get/go beyond a jokeidiom
- givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
- givesomeonethe jittersidiom
- gnaw
- rattle
- roost
- stressful
- suspenseful
- swatting
- tense
- tenseness
- trigger