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

• The frequency and the aplomb, with which we think of being healthy, are worrisome indeed!
  频率和沉着，在我们认为是健康的，确实令人担忧！
• A constant, worrisome burden. The old man can hardly bear up to his family responsibility any more.
  沉重的负担，包袱持续恼人的负担这个老人再也担负不了对自己家庭的责任了。
• 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。
• Even more worrisome, there is evidence of stagflation& slow economic growth and rising unemployment combined with inflation.
  他说，更令人担忧的是，现在还出现了滞胀的迹象，即经济增长放缓与失业增加的同时伴随着通货膨胀上升。
• That's the most worrisome matter for me.
  这真是最令我烦恼的麻烦。
• His injury is worrisome.
  他的伤情令人担忧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。