Alarm

[ə'lɑːm] or [ə'lɑrm]

解释:

(noun.) a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event.

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

(noun.) fear resulting from the awareness of danger.

(verb.) 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'.

凯茜录入--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

(n.) Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.

(n.) A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.

(n.) Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

(n.) A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.

(v. t.) To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.

(v. t.) To keep in excitement; to disturb.

(v. t.) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

比利编辑

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Alarum, larum, tocsin, summons to arms, alarm-bell, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, notice of danger, signal of distress.[2]. Fear, apprehension, terror, fright, affright, consternation, dismay.

v. a. [1]. Call to arms, summon to arms.[2]. Terrify, frighten, affright, startle, scare, daunt, appall, put in fear.

克劳德特录入

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Apprehension, fright, fear, timidity, consternation, tocsin, war-cry, war-note,reveille, dread, {[af]?}, fright, disquietude, dismay

ANT:Confidence, security, quiet

SYN:Warn, wake, terrify, intimidate, frighten

ANT:Compose, embolden, reassure, rally

校对:玛吉

解释:

n. notice of danger: sudden surprise with fear: a mechanical contrivance to arouse from sleep: a call to arms.—v.t. to call to arms: to give notice of danger: to fill with dread.—adv. Alarm′ingly.—n. Alarm′ist one who excites alarm: one given to prophesy danger.—adj. alarming.

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