alarm ·verb
Definition: to make someone worried or frightened Level: C1
医生试图不让病人感到恐慌，但检查结果令人担忧。
The doctor tried not to ___alarm the patient, but the test results were concerning.
这份报告的发现令评论家们感到不安，它暗示了一个严重的疏忽。
Critics were ___alarmed by the report's findings, which suggested a serious oversight.
鸟类数量的突然下降让研究该生态系统的科学家们警觉起来。
The sudden drop in bird populations has ___alarmed scientists studying the ecosystem.