alarm
- n. 闹钟;警报,警告器;惊慌
- vt. 警告;使惊恐
实用场景例句
- The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
- 船长知道一台发动机出了故障,不过他不想惊动乘客。
牛津词典
- A car alarm went off in the middle of the night (= started ringing) .
- 半夜里一辆汽车的警报器突然响了起来。
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- The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
- 闹钟在7点钟响了。
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- The cat set off the alarm (= made it start ringing) .
- 猫碰响了警铃。
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- I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm .
- 我敲打所有的门让大家警觉。
牛津词典
- a burglar/fire/smoke alarm
- 防盗 / 防火 / 烟火警报器
牛津词典
- ‘What have you done? ’ Ellie cried in alarm .
- “你都干了些什么?”埃利惊恐地喊道。
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- I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night.
- 那天夜里他没有回家,我越来越感到恐慌。
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- The doctor said there was no cause for alarm .
- 医生说不必惊慌。
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- She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous) .
- 她决定发出警报。
牛津词典
- ...an extremely sophisticated alarm system...
- 极其先进的警报系统
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow...
- 这已给莫斯科拉响了警报。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster.
- 威斯敏斯特的警钟已开始敲响。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm.
- 等到晚上9点他还未回家,他的家人便报警了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The news was greeted with alarm by MPs...
- 得知这个消息,议员们忧心忡忡。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She sat up in alarm...
- 她惊慌得坐了起来。
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- We could not see what had alarmed him.
- 我们搞不明白是什么使他忧虑不安。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He heard the alarm go off.
- 他听见警报响了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Even numbers I win, odd numbers I lose.
- 偶数我赢, 奇数我输.
期刊摘选
- On hearing the alarm the fire brigade rushed to the scene.
- 消防队闻讯赶到.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- There is no ground for alarm.
- 没有理由惊惶失措.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The alarm clock awoke me on time.
- 闹钟按时把我闹醒了.
《简明英汉词典》
- All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm.
- 我突然觉察到我的妻子好象十分惊恐
《用法词典》
- He was struck with alarm.
- 他饱受惊慌.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
同义词辨析
alarm, fear, fright, horror, panic, terror, dread
这些名词均含"恐惧,惧怕,惊恐"之意。
alarm:强调突然意识到有危险而产生的恐惧心理。
fear:普通用词,侧重指面临危险或灾祸时内心所引起的恐惧心情。
fright:通常指一阵突然的、令人震惊的短暂恐惧,有时含夸张意味。
horror:侧重指因看到令人讨厌或危险的东西或情景而引起的厌恶情绪、极度恐惧心情或战栗的动作。
panic:常指因突如其来的外界威胁使人群出现惊慌、恐惧或混乱。
terror:指极大的恐惧和惊骇,语气最强。
dread:可与fear换用,着重害怕的心理,但dread常指胆怯和丧失勇气。
alarm, frighten, startle, terrify, scare, intimidate
这些动词均有"惊吓,惊恐"之意。
alarm:着重指某人意识到危险而突然产生的惊恐。
frighten:普通用词,使用广泛,指产生突然、短暂的惊慌、恐怖感。
startle:强调突然使人惊骇或震惊。
terrify:语气最强,指惊骇得六神无主,魂飞魄散。
scare:指非正式文体中可与frighten换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即停下正在干的事或跑掉。
intimidate:特指恐吓某人,迫使其做某事。