alarmed
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·larmed /əˈlɑːmd $ -ɑːr-/ ●●○ adjective 1 WORRIEDworried or frightened 担忧的；恐慌的alarmed by/at Environmentalists are alarmed by the increase in pollution. 不断加重的污染引起环保人士的担忧。alarmed to see/hear etc He was alarmed to discover that his car was gone. 他惊慌地发现自己的车不见了。► see thesaurus at frightened2 SCPROTECTprotected by an alarm 装有警报系统的 The whole building is alarmed. 整幢大楼都装有警报系统。
Examples from the Corpus
alarmed• But experts at the Coney Hill Psychiatric Hospital are alarmed.• But prominent psychologists and psychiatrists are alarmed.• If you already have a timber-frame house, however, do not be alarmed!• But by that time Pius had become alarmed at the pace of change.• A person who is alarmed experiences a sudden fear or apprehension of danger - some sort of anxiety.• He had expressed a similar thought to a neurologist friend of his once, to receive an alarmed look in reply.• Realising that something had gone wrong, the alarmed miner was making his way out of the pit.• Alarmed storekeepers locked their doors.• She became alarmed when she could not waken her husband.alarmed to see/hear etc• Down from one corner of her mouth Wilson was alarmed to see a thin trickle of dark red blood.• She was alarmed to hear a very obvious lack of conviction in her voice, though.• Peering round, she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes.• She stopped short just inside the kitchen door, startled and alarmed to see such a change in Elizabeth.• Their classmates and the parents of those classmates are alarmed to see the quality of academia lowered.• Handicapped drivers were also alarmed to hear they would be prevented from using the streets like all other drivers.a·larmed adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus or frightened worried
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alarmed
a‧larmed /əˈlɑːmd $ -ɑːr-/
adjective
1. worried or frightened
alarmed by/at
Environmentalists are alarmed by the increase in pollution.
alarmed to see/hear etc
He was alarmed to discover that his car was gone.
2. protected by an alarm:
The whole building is alarmed.
▪ frightened feeling worried because you might get hurt or because something bad might happen: I was too frightened to say anything. | Many animals are frightened of fireworks. | Frightened residents called the police as the gang started throwing bricks.
▪scared [not before noun] especially spoken frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English: I’m scared of dogs. | Old people are too scared to go out of their homes.
▪afraid [not before noun] frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared: Children are often afraid of the dark. | I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing.
▪alarmed frightened and worried that something bad might happen: She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience. | Alarmed passengers spotted fuel leaking from the plane.
▪fearful formal frightened that something bad might happen: They are fearful of another terrorist attack. | He was fearful that he might make another mistake. | a fearful panic
a‧larmed /əˈlɑːmd $ -ɑːr-/
adjective1. worried or frightened
alarmed by/at
alarmed to see/hear etc
2. protected by an alarm:
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afraid [ 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生 ：◆ There's nothing to be afraid of. 没有什么要害怕的。 ◆ Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall? 你不怕会跌倒吗？ frightened feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happen 指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生 ：◆ a frightened child 受惊的孩子 ◆ She was frightened that the glass would break. 她担心玻璃会破碎。 scared ( feeling fear; worried that sth bad might happenrather
指害怕、担心不幸的事可能发生 ：◆ The thieves got scared and ran away. 小偷慌张起来，都跑掉了。
afraid, frightened or scared? 用 afraid、frightened 还是 scared？
terrified very frightened 指恐惧、很害怕 ：◆ I was terrified (that) she wouldn't come. 我很害怕她不来。 ◆ She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. 她看着他，双目圆睁，充满恐惧。 alarmed afraid that sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 指担心危险或不快的事情发生 ：◆ She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone. 她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。 paranoid ( afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonablerather
指多疑、不合情理地恐惧 ：◆ You're just being paranoid. 你只是在疑神疑鬼。
Patterns
afraid/frightened/scared of spiders, etc.frightened/scared/paranoid about …afraid/frightened/scared/terrified that …afraid/frightened/scared to open the door, etc.Don't be afraid/frightened/scared/alarmed.
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