be alarmed at sth
She was alarmed at the news.
她对这消息感到惊恐。
担忧的;惊恐的
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担忧的;惊恐的
worried or frightened by something unexpected
She was alarmed at the news.
她对这消息感到惊恐。
常与at/by/about连用
装有警报器的
Having an alarm fitted.
担忧的;焦虑的;惊慌的
Worried; anxious; panicky.
感受到突如其来的危险
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
She was alarmed by the sudden noise in the middle of the night.
她被半夜突如其来的响声吓到了。
I am alarmed at the rising number of car accidents in this area.
我对该地区交通事故数量的上升感到担忧。
He felt alarmed when he saw the dark clouds gathering overhead.
他看到头顶乌云密布时感到惊慌。
She was alarmed at the news.
她对这消息感到惊恐。
He was alarmed by the sudden noise.
他被突然的响声吓到了。
Parents are alarmed about the rise in school violence.
家长们对校园暴力上升感到担忧。
I was alarmed to see how much weight she had lost.
看到她瘦了那么多,我很吃惊。
Not this
I was very alarming when I heard the news.
Use this
I was very alarmed when I heard the news.
Alarming 是令人惊恐的,修饰事物;alarmed 是感到惊恐的,修饰人。此处主语是人,应用过去分词形式的形容词 alarmed。
Not this
She felt alarmed of the strange noise.
Use this
She felt alarmed at the strange noise.
表示‘因某事感到惊恐’时,alarmed 后常接介词 at 或 by,不可用 of。中文‘对...感到惊慌’易导致误用 of。
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常与at, by, about连用,或后接不定式
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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