worrisome

英 [ˈwʌrisəm]

美 [ˈwɜːrisəm]

adj.  令人担心的; 使人担忧的

BNC.46298 / COCA.11637

牛津词典

adj.

• 令人担心的；使人担忧的
  that makes you worry

柯林斯词典

• 令人担忧的;使人发愁的
  Something that isworrisomecauses people to worry.

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 worrying

英英释义

adj

• not reassuring
  Synonym:unreassuring
• causing distress or worry or anxiety
  1. distressing (or disturbing) news
  2. lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
  3. a disturbing amount of crime
  4. a revelation that was most perturbing
  5. a new and troubling thought
  6. in a particularly worrisome predicament
  7. a worrying situation
  8. a worrying time
  Synonym:distressingdistressfuldisturbingperturbingtroublingworrying

双语例句

• Despite all this, wage inflation is one source of inflation in China that is less worrisome.
  尽管存在上述种种问题，但薪资上涨作为中国的通胀来源之一，并不那么令人担忧。
• He says governments must take effective steps to reverse several worrisome trends.
  他说，各国政府必须采取有效的措施扭转一些令人忧虑的发展趋势，包括数十年来对农业的相对忽视。
• Water pollution is among the most worrisome byproducts of china's rapid economic growth.
  水污染是中国经济高速发展最令人不安的副产品之一。
• The good news must be viewed against a worrisome backdrop of rapidly expanding rice consumption in Africa.
  我们必须要对照非洲水稻消费迅量速增加这一不太好的背景来看待这些好消息。
• This is lamentable and worrisome.
  可悲的、令人忧虑的。
• Even more worrisome is the continuing occurrence of extensively drug-resistant TB, which is virtually impossible to treat.
  更令人担忧的是广泛抗药结核病持续发生，该病几乎无法治疗。
• He noted a "worrisome" slowdown in the UK rate of new order growth.
  诺布尔指出，英国新订单的增速出现了“令人担忧的”放缓。
• Far more worrisome for the political elite is the question of how to deal with rising social unrest.
  政治精英们更担心的问题是如何应对日益加剧的社会不安定局面。
• More worrisome is that it may not be the right medicine.
  更让人担心的是，它可能并不是对诊下药。
• Even more worrisome are those that are in denial about wasting time at work.
  更让人担心的是那些不承认在工作期间浪费时间的人。