alarming

英 [əˈlɑːmɪŋ]

美 [əˈlɑːrmɪŋ]

adj.  使人惊恐的; 令人惊慌的; 引起恐慌的
v.  使惊恐; 使害怕; 使担心; 给(门等)安装警报器
alarm的现在分词

现在分词：alarming　

Oxford 3000 / BNC.7554 / COCA.7719

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人惊恐的；令人惊慌的；引起恐慌的
  causing worry and fear
  1. an alarming increase in crime
     犯罪活动骇人的增加
  2. The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate .
     雨林正以惊人的速度消失。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人惊恐的；令人忧虑的；让人担心的
  Something that isalarmingmakes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  1. The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
     这种病以惊人的速度传播开来。
  2. ...the alarming increase in crime.
     令人忧虑的犯罪攀升现象

英英释义

adj

• frightening because of an awareness of danger

双语例句

• It has been proven that the novelty detection technique can perform the damage alarming well.
  大量的研究证明新奇检测技术可以较好地应用于结构的损伤预警。
• Automatic moment limiter has the function of self testing and alarming.
  全自动力矩限制器具有自动检测和报警功能。
• Also, foreign material detecting stopping and alarming function is delivered by using photoelectric and infrared detecting technologies.
  应用光电探测红外线探测技术，实现了异物探测自动停车与报警功能。
• There was no time to launch the lifeboats because the ferry capsized with such alarming speed.
  渡轮瞬间倾覆，根本没时间放救生艇下水。
• There was an alarming rise in fires during both of the past two slowdowns ( see chart).
  过去两次经济减速中，（车辆）火灾都有惊人的上升（见图表）。
• These positive trends mask some alarming changes in the epidemic.
  这些具有积极意义的趋势遮盖了疾病流行的某些惊人变化。
• Once events are safely in the past, this idea seems to become less alarming
  一旦那些事件尘封为历史，这个想法似乎就变得不那么可怕了。
• Healthcare costs have been rising at alarming rates for decades.
  医疗成本在过去几十年中以惊人的速度增长。
• Electricity demand of our increasingly digital economies is growing at an alarming rate, the report said.
  报告指出，在日益数字化的各大经济体中，电力需求正在以惊人的速度增长。
• Attacks on rhinos and elephants are multiplying at an alarming rate.
  犀牛和大象越来越频繁地遭到攻击，达到了令人警觉的地步。