alarm

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英[əˈlɑːm]
美[əˈlɑːrm]

基本释义

n.
惊恐,担心; 警报(器); 闹钟
v.
使惊恐,使担心; 给…装警报器

词性变化

实用例句

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。

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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。

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...an extremely sophisticated alarm system...

极其先进的警报系统

This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow...

这已给莫斯科拉响了警报。

Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster.

威斯敏斯特的警钟已开始敲响。

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。

The news was greeted with alarm by MPs...

得知这个消息,议员们忧心忡忡。

She sat up in alarm...

她惊慌得坐了起来。

We could not see what had alarmed him.

我们搞不明白是什么使他忧虑不安。

He heard the alarm go off.

他听见警报响了。

Even numbers I win, odd numbers I lose.

偶数我赢, 奇数我输.

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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》

真题例句

It should not cause any alarm in any way.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Trigger its built-in alarm system at once.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Wireless devices will transmit signals so as to activate the alarm once something wrong is detected.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

If they detect something wrong while the system is armed, they'll transmit a wireless alert signal to a base station that will then raise the alarm.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

He'll need to be jamming you at this point, as a broken window or opened door would normally release the alarm.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

From there, it's up to you to sound the alarm manually.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

A burglar has to continuously jam the wireless security device to avoid triggering the alarm, both inside and outside the house.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

He bought an alarm clock with a pig face.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

A recent survey by a credit bureau revealed that the number of alarmed citizens had shot up to 76 percent.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Thus, time and time's relativity are measurable by any hourglass, alarm clock, or an atomic clock that can measure a billionth of a second.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

Mr.Ishiguro, have you ever found one of your books at a secondhand bookstore? According to a study of race and equity in education, black athletes are dropping out of college across the country at alarming rates.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Many even think their parents are cool! Although more than a third have an object in their rooms they would like to keep secret from their parents, rarely is it anything more alarming than a diary or offcolor book or CD.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

For the next ten years a succession of books, mainly by Americans, sounded the alarm.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

College professors are increasingly raising alarm bells about the effects smartphones, laptops, and tablets have on academic performance.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读

False fire alarms are illegal and may lead to imprisonment.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame on the alarm clock.

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

Most are also equipped with automatic fire alarm systems consisting of heat detectors, smoke detectors and sprinklers.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The damage is usually more serious on the first plant, but the neighbors, relatively speaking, stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The floors of all campus buildings are equipped with manual fire alarm systems which include fire alarm pull stations and pipes.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

They inspect all campus buildings and test and maintain all sprinkler(喷水灭火装置) systems fire alarms.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying, it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Whenever you move to a new area, you should locate the fire alarm pull stations and the two exits nearest your room.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

While he sounded the alarm, a student from leeds climbed down the cliff to collect Judy.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. fear resulting from the awareness of danger

  • 2. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

  • 3. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

  • 4. a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time

Verb
  • 1. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;

    "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"

    "The news of the executions horrified us"

  • 2. warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness;

    "The empty house alarmed him"

    "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

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。

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