alarming
adjective /əˈlɑːmɪŋ/
/əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/
- causing worry and fear
使人惊恐的；令人惊慌的；引起恐慌的 - an alarming increase in crime
犯罪活动骇人的增加 - The rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate.
雨林正以惊人的速度消失。 - I find the prospect of being without work extremely alarming.
我预期可能会失业，觉得特别害怕。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- find something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- an alarming increase in crime