disturbing

Word family  noun disturbance adjective disturbed ≠ undisturbed disturbing verb disturb adverb disturbingly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·turb·ing /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ adjective  WORRIEDworrying or upsetting 令人不安的，使人震惊的 a disturbing increase in the crime rate 令人不安的犯罪率增幅 —disturbingly adverb

Examples from the Corpus

disturbing• I dismissed the thoughts as too disturbing and concentrated instead on Selkirk's poem.• The pier at the right is also disturbing - because it is an unobtrusive detail.• It seems to open up all the disturbing conflicts and inconsistencies which have been at the heart of their problems.• It's very disturbing, the way they're getting rid of older employees.• Yet Sophia was not usually the kind of person to say disturbing things.• That these drugs themselves may actually be adding to that incidence is a disturbing thought.• I have never been regular, so it is not disturbing to find them light, blotchy and short-lived.• Mr Milburn said the new statistics also revealed a disturbing trend towards long-term unemployment.

dis·turb·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable  

or Corpus upsetting worrying

disturbing
dis‧turb‧ing /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ $ -ɜːr-/ adjectiveworrying or upsetting:
    a disturbing increase in the crime rate
—disturbingly adverb

🔑 dis·turb·ingBrE /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivemaking you feel anxious and upset or shocked 引起烦恼的；令人不安的；引起恐慌的◆a disturbing piece of news一则令人不安的消息▸ dis·turb·ing·ly BrE /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋli/ 🔊 adverb