Tocsin
['tɒksɪn] or ['tɑksɪn]
解释:
(noun.) a bell used to sound an alarm.
(noun.) the sound of an alarm (usually a bell).
录入:皮埃尔--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
校对:玛吉
同义词及近义词：
n. Alarm, alarum, alarm-bell.
阿曼德录入
解释:
n. an alarm-bell or the ringing of it.
埃尔罗伊校对
娱乐性解释：
To dream of hearing a tocsin sounded, augurs a strife from which you will come victorious. For a woman, this is a warning of separation from her husband or lover.
手打:蒙塔古
例句:
- The illuminated village had seized hold of the tocsin, and, abolishing the lawful ringer, rang for joy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The tocsin rang impatiently, but other help (if that were any) there was none. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- The tocsin began to ring, and the village illuminated itself, to guard against surprise. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
校对:玛拉