alarms

英 [əˈlɑːmz]

美 [əˈlɑːrmz]

n.  惊恐; 惊慌; 恐慌; 警报; 警报器
v.  使惊恐; 使害怕; 使担心; 给(门等)安装警报器
alarm的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 惊恐；忧虑；担心
  Alarmis a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  1. The news was greeted with alarm by MPs...
     得知这个消息，议员们忧心忡忡。
  2. She sat up in alarm...
     她惊慌得坐了起来。
  3. The moves reflect growing alarm over recent events.
     这些举动表明人们愈加担心最近发生的事件。
• VERB 使惊恐；使忧虑；使担心
  If somethingalarmsyou, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  1. We could not see what had alarmed him.
     我们搞不明白是什么使他忧虑不安。
• N-COUNT 警报器
  Analarmis an automatic device that warns you of danger, for example by ringing a bell.
  1. He heard the alarm go off.
     他听见警报响了。
  2. ...an extremely sophisticated alarm system...
     极其先进的警报系统
  3. The other man rang the alarm bell.
     另一名男子按响了警铃。
• 同alarm clock
  Analarmis the same as analarm clock.
• See also:alarmingalarmedburglar alarmcar alarmfalse alarmfire alarmsmoke alarm
• PHRASE 危险信号;警报
  If you say that something setsalarm bellsringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.
  1. This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow...
     这已给莫斯科拉响了警报。
  2. Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster.
     威斯敏斯特的警钟已开始敲响。
• PHRASE 发出警报；敲警钟
  If youraise the alarmorsound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
  1. 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。

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