When something is alarming, it makes you feel worried, or even a little frightened. The word describes the thing that causes the feeling, not the person who feels it: alarming news, an alarming noise, an alarming drop in scores.

When something is alarming,當某個東西是alarming的時候，it makes you feel worried, or even a little frightened.它會讓你感到擔心，甚至有點害怕。The word describes the thing that causes the feeling,這個字形容的是引起這種感覺的東西，not the person who feels it:不是感覺到的人：alarming news, an alarming noise, an alarming drop in scores.alarming news令人擔憂的消息、an alarming noise嚇人的聲音、an alarming drop in scores分數嚇人的下滑。

People use it a lot for change that looks too fast or too big — prices, illness numbers, silence where there should be sound. It is stronger than “worrying”. “Worrying” says you have a bad feeling; “alarming” says a warning bell is ringing.

People use it a lot for change that looks too fast or too big大家很常用它來形容看起來太快或太大的變化——— prices, illness numbers, silence where there should be sound.像物價、確診數字，或是應該要有聲音卻一片安靜。It is stronger than "worrying".它比worrying更強烈。"Worrying" says you have a bad feeling;Worrying說的是你心裡感覺不好；"alarming" says a warning bell is ringing.alarming說的是警鈴已經在響了。

News reports and school essays love it, but you will also hear it in ordinary talk. Though actually, people stretch it for a joke too: “Your cooking is alarming” can mean it is so bad it scares us, said with a smile.

News reports and school essays love it,新聞報導和學校作文很愛用這個字，but you will also hear it in ordinary talk.但日常對話裡也聽得到。Though actually, people stretch it for a joke too:不過其實，大家也會拿它開玩笑："Your cooking is alarming" can mean it is so bad it scares us,「Your cooking is alarming」可以是說你煮的東西難吃到嚇人，said with a smile.是帶著微笑講的。