alarming
US
UK alarming adj: (disturbing) (新闻等)
SC 令人担忧的 lìng rén dān yōu de
There has been an alarming increase in unemployment.
alarming adj: (sight: frightening) (景象等)
SC 使人害怕的，让人惊恐的 shǐ rén hài pà de ，ràng rén jīng kǒng de
The car accident was an alarming sight, and I had to look away.
alarm n: (alerting device)
SC 警报器 jǐng bào qì
TC 警報器
TC 警報器
SC 警铃 jǐng bào qì，jǐng líng
SC 警钟 jǐng bào qì，jǐng zhōng
The house has a burglar alarm that's easy to set.
这房子有一个设置简单的防盗警报器。
alarm n: (warning sound)
SC 警报声 jǐng bào shēng
TC 警報聲
TC 警報聲
SC 警铃 jǐng bào shēng ，jǐng líng
SC 警钟声 jǐng bào shēng ，jǐng zhōng shēng
We heard the alarm but didn't know what it was about.
我们听到了警报声，但不知道是怎么回事。
alarm n: (sudden fright)
SC 突然的惊吓 tū rán de jīng xià
SC 惊恐 tū rán de jīng xià ，jīng kǒng
We could see the alarm in the children's faces.
我们可以在孩子的脸上看到他们的惊恐。
alarm [sb] vtr: (frighten)
SC 惊吓 jīng xià
SC 使受惊 jīng xià ，shǐ shòu jīng
SC 吓唬 jīng xià ，xià hu
I don't want to alarm you but a police car just pulled into the driveway.
我不想吓唬你，但有一辆警车停在我们的车道上了。
make [sth/sb] less alarming vtr: (lessen the shock of [sth])
SC 使…变得不太惊人 shǐ biàn de bú tài jīng rén
The prime minister was accused of 'doctoring' crime figures to make them less alarming.