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alarming 音标拼音: [əl'ɑrmɪŋ] a. 惊动人的;令人担忧的 惊动人的;令人担忧的 alarming adj 1: frightening because of an awareness of danger [ ant: { unalarming}] Alarm \ A* larm"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Alarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Alarming}.] [ Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.] 1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to ( any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To keep in excitement; to disturb. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear. [ 1913 Webster] Alarmed by rumors of military preparation. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster]
Alarming \ A* larm" ing\, a. Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. -- A* larm" ing* ly, adv. [ 1913 Webster] 33 Moby Thesaurus words for " alarming": awing, bad, chilling, critical, dangerous, dangersome, daunting, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, explosive, fear- inspiring, fearful, fearsome, fraught with danger, frightening, frightful, jeopardous, menacing, overawing, parlous, periculous, perilous, scaring, scary, serious, startling, threatening, ugly
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