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词汇 disturbingly
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Definition of disturbingly in English:

disturbingly

adverbdɪˈstəːbɪŋlidəˈstərbɪŋli
  • 1usually as submodifier In a way that causes worry or unease.

    disturbingly violent movies
    the course of events was disturbingly familiar
    Paul's nightmares blend disturbingly with memories of his childhood orphanage home
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such music would probably have sounded disturbingly out of tune to Renaissance ears.
    • The drawings were so disturbingly accurate that prison officials identified him as a terrorist and confiscated his art supplies.
    • Recent results and events disturbingly echo the fall of the Tories.
    • The events of 1968 in Brazil were in actuality disturbingly different from contemporaneous events in the US.
    • In one fell swoop, professional regulation has been radically and disturbingly transformed.
    • The survey disturbingly revealed that a quarter of children eat sweets and crisps for breakfast.
    • All very nice, and with nothing so disturbingly odd as to be off-putting.
    • No one would deny that Italian politics have become disturbingly polarised and personalised.
    • Nuclear detonations invariably and disturbingly raise issues about beauty and the sublime, as well as a multitude of other vital issues.
    • Matters come to a head when the star is expelled from the team, leading to a disturbingly intense climax.
    1. 1.1sentence adverb Used to express worry or unease at a situation or event.
      disturbingly, he appears to support the war
      Example sentencesExamples
      • More disturbingly, however, she wrote some bizarre short stories on the website, including one in which two brothers talk of assaulting a girl.
      • More disturbingly, however, the distinction between home and abroad has broken down.
      • Here in Britain it's incredibly - and perhaps disturbingly - common that prisoners are sentenced to say 5 years, but only serve 3 of them.
      • Perhaps most disturbingly, though, schools that adopt militaristic regimes towards discipline are implicitly designating the student as a product.
      • There are reports of collapsed buildings in that same region, but as yet, most disturbingly, still no reports at all from the west coast.
      • Ironically, and disturbingly, these traits are also essential for those who enter public office, as well.
      • Most remarkably and disturbingly, the editors do not state the obvious conclusion that Marx's predictions were wrong.
      • Disturbingly, employees or former employees commit over 85 % of fraud.
      • Sadly, and disturbingly, history suggests otherwise.
      • Most disturbingly, last Tuesday my hair began to fall out.

Definition of disturbingly in US English:

disturbingly

adverbdəˈstərbiNGlēdəˈstərbɪŋli
  • 1usually as submodifier In a way that causes worry or unease.

    disturbingly violent movies
    the course of events was disturbingly familiar
    Paul's nightmares blend disturbingly with memories of his childhood orphanage home
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All very nice, and with nothing so disturbingly odd as to be off-putting.
    • The survey disturbingly revealed that a quarter of children eat sweets and crisps for breakfast.
    • The events of 1968 in Brazil were in actuality disturbingly different from contemporaneous events in the US.
    • Matters come to a head when the star is expelled from the team, leading to a disturbingly intense climax.
    • The drawings were so disturbingly accurate that prison officials identified him as a terrorist and confiscated his art supplies.
    • Recent results and events disturbingly echo the fall of the Tories.
    • Such music would probably have sounded disturbingly out of tune to Renaissance ears.
    • In one fell swoop, professional regulation has been radically and disturbingly transformed.
    • No one would deny that Italian politics have become disturbingly polarised and personalised.
    • Nuclear detonations invariably and disturbingly raise issues about beauty and the sublime, as well as a multitude of other vital issues.
    1. 1.1sentence adverb Used to express worry or unease at a situation or event.
      disturbingly, he appears to support the war
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Most remarkably and disturbingly, the editors do not state the obvious conclusion that Marx's predictions were wrong.
      • Most disturbingly, last Tuesday my hair began to fall out.
      • Perhaps most disturbingly, though, schools that adopt militaristic regimes towards discipline are implicitly designating the student as a product.
      • Here in Britain it's incredibly - and perhaps disturbingly - common that prisoners are sentenced to say 5 years, but only serve 3 of them.
      • Disturbingly, employees or former employees commit over 85 % of fraud.
      • There are reports of collapsed buildings in that same region, but as yet, most disturbingly, still no reports at all from the west coast.
      • Sadly, and disturbingly, history suggests otherwise.
      • More disturbingly, however, the distinction between home and abroad has broken down.
      • More disturbingly, however, she wrote some bizarre short stories on the website, including one in which two brothers talk of assaulting a girl.
      • Ironically, and disturbingly, these traits are also essential for those who enter public office, as well.
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