| 词汇 | alarm-bell |
| 释义 | alarm bell noun[ C ] uk /əˈlɑːm ˌbel/ us /əˈlɑːrm ˌbel/ a device that makes a loud ringing sound to warn of danger: 警铃 An alarm bell goes off if the monitor's readings fall below 40.如果显示器的读数低于40，警铃就会响。 Alarm bells were sounding all over the building.整栋大楼都警铃大作。 SpotX/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a sign or warning of serious problems or danger: 警钟 Even if his account is not entirely accurate, it's an alarm bell.即使他的叙述不完全准确，也是一个预警信号。 alarm bells go off/ring/sound (also an alarm bell goes off/rings/sounds) used to describe an occasion when you realize that there may be a serious problem or danger: 敲响警钟;发出危险预警 When Frank suggested coming to stay for a couple of days, alarm bells started to ring in my head.当弗兰克建议来住几天时，我的脑海里响起了危险预警。 to raise/ring/set off/sound alarm bells (also to ring/sound an alarm bell, to set (the) alarm bells ringing) to cause worry because of being a sign that there may be a serious problem: 敲响警钟;引起警觉 Her statement should have rung alarm bells but nobody took the precaution of checking the facts.她的陈述本应敲响警钟，但没有人采取预防措施去核查事实。 to ring/sound the alarm bell (also to ring/sound the alarm bells) to warn people about a serious problem or danger: 敲响警钟;发出危险预警 Healthcare workers have been sounding the alarm bell about the shortage of hospital beds for several years. 几年来，医护人员一直在发出医院病床短缺的危险预警。 Shortly after 2 a.m. an alarm bell went off. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to ring the alarm bell. Security experts say the attacks represent an alarm bell for the country's intelligence agencies. We've found that there are far fewer tigers than we'd thought in those forests and that's an alarm bell for us. Threats & warnings advance warning alarm bell-ringing beware the ides of Marchidiom bomb scare bow brushback pitch burglar alarm canary cautionary don't you dareidiom early warning system hear warning bellsidiom one swallow doesn't make a summeridiom protection racket red alert red flag scare quotes screamer yellow card |
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