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

• His injury is worrisome.
  他的伤情令人担忧。
• That's the most worrisome matter for me.
  这真是最令我烦恼的麻烦。
• 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。
• Within the hour, though, a worrisome caveat came to light.
  但是，还不到一小时，就出现了令人担忧的警告。
• 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。
• I said, you were all more worrisome than a baby.
  我说，你们都比小孩子还要让人担心呢。
• What is puzzling, intriguing, or worrisome to you?
  什么问题使你困惑、感兴趣或担忧？
• It is a worrisome possibility that the drugs may have side effects which were not initially recognized.
  这些药也许有最初不能发现的副作用，这种可能性令人心存疑虑。
• 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。
• This is a potentially worrisome trend.
  这是一种潜在令人担忧的趋势。