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单词 worrying
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Definition of worrying in English:

worrying

adjectiveˈwʌrɪɪŋˈwəriɪŋ
  • Causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming.

    a worrying health risk
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most worrying aspect of the problem is the police's low-key approach to bringing offenders to book.
    • Yet it is deeply worrying that some of those whom he has offended appear to have taken the law into their own hands.
    • It is a worrying time for everyone as we have all got mortgages to pay.
    • Even more worrying, Damian, now 35, is eligible for parole next year.
    • Health bosses in Bradford are appealing to women to make time for a vital health check after a worrying drop in the numbers having smear tests.
    • The graph on the top right, of Japanese and American house prices, does make for a worrying comparison.
    • The British Thoracic Society says there is one lung specialist for 119,000 patients in England and Wales, a situation they say is very worrying.
    • The recent decision of Blackburn with Darwen Council to remove a number of pool lifeguard posts from Shadsworth Leisure Centre is a worrying development.
    • Sligo's drugs gangs having more guns is a worrying development.
    • The report also highlights the worrying impact global warming will have on the safety of millions of passengers.
    • He said: "The whole thing is worrying."
    • The case has exposed a number of worrying concerns about the handling of such a sensitive inquiry.
    • It's probably nothing serious, but it's worrying nonetheless.
    • Far more worrying is the veiled victim-blaming indulged in by influential environmental experts who ought to know better.
    • For Riddoch, however, the most worrying aspect of women's magazines is the growing preoccupation with celebrity.
    • But now that you come to think about it, it's quite worrying.
    • So, at face value, the proposal I have made is worrying.
    • These statistics are worrying, especially in a rural Scottish village.
    • The worrying thing for holidaymakers and travel agents is the cut back on flights by major tour operators.

Definition of worrying in US English:

worrying

adjectiveˈwəriɪŋˈwərēiNG
  • Causing anxiety about actual or potential problems; alarming.

    a worrying health risk
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For Riddoch, however, the most worrying aspect of women's magazines is the growing preoccupation with celebrity.
    • It is a worrying time for everyone as we have all got mortgages to pay.
    • Far more worrying is the veiled victim-blaming indulged in by influential environmental experts who ought to know better.
    • So, at face value, the proposal I have made is worrying.
    • Health bosses in Bradford are appealing to women to make time for a vital health check after a worrying drop in the numbers having smear tests.
    • The recent decision of Blackburn with Darwen Council to remove a number of pool lifeguard posts from Shadsworth Leisure Centre is a worrying development.
    • He said: "The whole thing is worrying."
    • The case has exposed a number of worrying concerns about the handling of such a sensitive inquiry.
    • The report also highlights the worrying impact global warming will have on the safety of millions of passengers.
    • These statistics are worrying, especially in a rural Scottish village.
    • The graph on the top right, of Japanese and American house prices, does make for a worrying comparison.
    • The worrying thing for holidaymakers and travel agents is the cut back on flights by major tour operators.
    • The British Thoracic Society says there is one lung specialist for 119,000 patients in England and Wales, a situation they say is very worrying.
    • Yet it is deeply worrying that some of those whom he has offended appear to have taken the law into their own hands.
    • Even more worrying, Damian, now 35, is eligible for parole next year.
    • Sligo's drugs gangs having more guns is a worrying development.
    • The most worrying aspect of the problem is the police's low-key approach to bringing offenders to book.
    • But now that you come to think about it, it's quite worrying.
    • It's probably nothing serious, but it's worrying nonetheless.
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