Alarming ə'la:mi adj.使人惊动的,令人担忧的 disturbing upsetting hear sudden loud

英语单词	alarming
英美音标	[ə'la:mi]
中文释义	adj.使人惊动的,令人担忧的
vocab简明	Something that's alarming is disturbing or upsetting. It can be alarming when you hear a sudden, loud crash of thunder.
vocab扩展	The idea of climate change is very alarming to many people, and the sound of a police car's siren is alarming when you're driving. Things that are alarming grab your attention, and either frighten you or at least unsettle you. The adjective alarming comes from alarm, via the Old French alarme, which is rooted in the Italian interjection all'arme, a rally or warning cry, "to arms!"
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柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]使人惊恐的；令人忧虑的；让人担心的 Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. The disease has spread at an alarming rate. 这种病以惊人的速度传播开来。 ...the alarming increase in crime. 令人忧虑的犯罪攀升现象 alarmingly ...the alarmingly high rate of heart disease. 高得令人担心的心脏病发病率
来源	2015.3

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Alarming ə'La:Mi Adj.使人惊动的,令人担忧的 Disturbing Upsetting Hear Sudden Loud