The troubling decline in bee populations has prompted researchers to investigate the combined effects of pesticides and habitat loss.
蜜蜂种群令人不安的下降促使研究人员调查杀虫剂和栖息地丧失的综合影响。
Which choice best defines “troubling”?
D — Causing worry or concern. “troubling” means causing worry or concern.
Which word means “causing worry or concern”?
A — troubling. “troubling” means causing worry or concern.
troubling — causing worry or concern. In Chinese: 令人不安的.
troubling is pronounced /ˈtrʌblɪŋ/.
The troubling decline in bee populations has prompted researchers to investigate the combined effects of pesticides and habitat loss. (蜜蜂种群令人不安的下降促使研究人员调查杀虫剂和栖息地丧失的综合影响。)
worrying, disturbing, alarming — all close in meaning to troubling (causing worry or concern).
reassuring, comforting — each the opposite of troubling (causing worry or concern).
Yes. troubling is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.