Word · Frequency #23336
troubling
令人不安的；令人担忧的
causing distress or worry
- 1.
distressing, worrying
令人不安的；使人烦恼的
令人不安的；使人烦恼的
In use
The rise in prices is troubling for families trying to save money.
I find it troubling that she has stopped calling her friends.
There was a troubling silence after the teacher asked the question.
be troubling to sb
表示某事让某人感到担忧或不安。
The delay was troubling to the passengers.
这次延误令乘客感到不安。
it is troubling that + clause
it 作形式主语，真正的主语是 that 从句。
It is troubling that the results have not improved.
结果没有改善，这让人感到担忧。
troubling + noun
troubling 作定语，修饰名词。
We heard troubling news about the storm.
我们听到了关于风暴的令人不安的消息。
find sth troubling
find + 宾语 + 形容词作宾补，表示发现某事物令人担忧。
Many readers find the ending troubling.
许多读者觉得这个结局令人不安。
Common mistakes
The news really troubling.The news is really troubling.
中文里形容词可以直接跟在名词后作谓语（如“这个消息很令人不安”），但英语中表语形容词必须由系动词 be 连接，所以要在 troubling 前加上 is。
This is a troubling news.This is troubling news.
news 是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a 修饰。中文“一个令人不安的消息”容易让学习者多写 a，去掉 a 后，troubling 直接修饰 news 才符合英语习惯。
Connections
Collocations
- troubling news
- 令人不安的消息
- The troubling news about the storm made everyone worried.关于风暴的令人不安的消息让大家都很担心。
- troubling trend
- 令人担忧的趋势
- There is a troubling trend of rising prices.物价上涨是一个令人担忧的趋势。
- troubling sign
- 令人不安的迹象
- The doctor noticed a troubling sign in the test results.医生注意到了检查结果中一个令人不安的迹象。
- troubling thought
- 令人不安的想法
- A troubling thought crossed her mind as she walked home alone.独自走回家时，一个令人不安的想法掠过她的脑海。
- troubling pattern
- 令人担忧的模式
- The police saw a troubling pattern of break-ins in the area.警方注意到该地区入室盗窃案件呈现令人担忧的模式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：trouble（麻烦）加 -ing，仿佛麻烦正在袭来，令人不安。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、everyday conversation、written prose troubling 是中性词，多用于描述令人不安或担忧的事情；正式和非正式场合都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词是 doubling 和 bubbling，它们与 troubling 都以 /ʌbəlɪŋ/（或 /ʌblɪŋ/）结尾。rumbling、tumbling 以 /ʌmbəlɪŋ/ 结尾，只是近似韵；gambling、rambling 虽也以 -bling 拼写结尾，但元音是 /æ/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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