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

• There are other worrisome signs that terror could prove more slippery even than u. s.tactics to contain it.
  其他令人不安的迹象表明，恐怖活动可能比美国战术所能遏制的要棘手。
• Regulations without a clear and open argument behind them are worrisome.
  没有经过透明和公开讨论而得出的规定是令人担忧的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Most worrisome, the playbook launched without the email service that makes its smartphones so attractive to many users.
  最令人不安的是，正式版Playbook竟然没有电子邮件服务，而这恰恰是黑莓智能手机的杀手锏。
• This is a potentially worrisome trend.
  这是一种潜在令人担忧的趋势。
• What is puzzling, intriguing, or worrisome to you?
  什么问题使你困惑、感兴趣或担忧？
• Perhaps the most worrisome development is how poorly the job market is already functioning for many workers.
  也许最令人忧虑的情况是，对于许多劳动者来说，就业市场的状况已经十分糟糕。
• The destruction of your radio is a serious and worrisome affair.
  你的收音机损坏了，这是一件叫人犯愁的要紧事。
• 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。