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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。
令人不安的；令人担忧的
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令人不安的；令人担忧的
causing distress or worry
The delay was troubling to the passengers.
这次延误令乘客感到不安。
令人不安的；使人烦恼的
distressing, worrying
The rise in prices is troubling for families trying to save money.
物价上涨对想要存钱的家庭来说令人担忧。
I find it troubling that she has stopped calling her friends.
她对朋友不再打电话，这让我觉得不安。
There was a troubling silence after the teacher asked the question.
老师提问之后，出现了一阵令人不安的沉默。
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 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 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 + 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。
Not this
The news really troubling.
Use this
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。
Not this
This is a troubling news.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
令人不安的问题
He asked a troubling question about the future of the company.
他问了一个关于公司未来的令人不安的问题。
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联想记忆：trouble（麻烦）加 -ing，仿佛麻烦正在袭来，令人不安。
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。
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。
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