alarming

alarming — 形容詞

1. making people feel worried or frightened because something bad seems likely to h

1.形容詞B1
釋義

令人擔憂的

讓人感到憂心或害怕的

making people feel worried or frightened because something bad seems likely to happen, or because a situation appears dangerous or out of control.

例句

Coral reefs near Okinawa are dying at an alarming rate, marine biologists warned last week.

海洋生物學家上週警告，沖繩附近的珊瑚礁正以令人擔憂的速度死亡。

collocation: at an alarming rate

The new vaccine showed no alarming side effects during the six-month trial in Taipei hospitals.

這款新疫苗在台北醫院為期六個月的試驗中，並未出現任何令人擔憂的副作用。

collocation: alarming side effects (medical)

同義詞
  • worrying

    everyday word for general anxiety; slightly milder than 'alarming'.

  • disturbing

    stronger; suggests the news shocks or upsets, often morally.

  • troubling

    formal; emphasises a problem that needs thought, not panic.

  • frightening

    stronger and more emotional; focuses on fear rather than concern.

反義詞
  • reassuring

    describes information that reduces worry.

  • comforting

    softer opposite; brings emotional calm.

文法句型

alarming + noun (rate, rise, increase, trend)

it is alarming + that-clause

alarming to + infinitive

用法筆記

Frequently used in news, medical, and scientific writing with quantitative nouns (rate, number, level, increase, drop). Often appears in the fixed phrase 'at an alarming rate'. Distinguish from 'alarmed' — 'alarming' describes the thing causing the feeling, 'alarmed' describes the person who feels it.

常見錯誤

❌I felt alarming when I heard the news.
✅I felt alarmed when I heard the news.
💡use 'alarmed' for the person who feels worry; 'alarming' is for the thing that causes it.
❌The doctor gave me an alarmed report about my blood test.
✅The doctor gave me an alarming report about my blood test.
💡the report causes worry, so use 'alarming'.