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单词 alarmingly
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alarmingly

/əˈlɑːmɪŋli /
adverb
1In a worrying or disturbing way: all of a sudden, the bell sounds, rather alarmingly
1.1To a worrying degree: during the early 19th century levels of crime rose alarmingly [as submodifier]: piling up debt during your college years is alarmingly easy...
  • The phenomenon of "selling out" has become alarmingly common among today's musicians.
  • He was a remarkable American poet and writer whose alarmingly chaotic personal life impacted decisively on his work.
  • The friend is meant to provide a contrast with the ways of a city slicker, though some of his scenes come alarmingly close to condescension.
2 [sentence adverb] Used to express concern over an event or state of affairs: another recent attack on biography comes, alarmingly, from a biographer
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