| 单词 | siren |
| 释义 | siren (saɪərən ) Word forms: sirens 1. countable noun A siren is a warning device which makes a long, loud noise. Most fire engines, ambulances, and police cars have sirens. It sounds like an air raid siren. Synonyms: alert, warning, signal, alarm 2. countable noun Some people refer to a woman as a siren when they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way. [literary] He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin. ...the voluptuous siren with a husky voice. Synonyms: seductress, vamp [informal], femme fatale, witch 3. siren call/siren song phrase [NOUN inflects] A siren call or siren song is the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous. He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions–to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song. Collocations: fire siren Then let out a slow, breathy sigh, starting in a high voice and going down, much like a descending fire siren. Christianity Today An open-belfry tower with pyramidal roof on the northeast corner supports a modern fire siren. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both started manufacturing fire sirens around 1900 to 1905. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some fire sirens are fitted with brakes and dampers, enabling them to sound out codes as well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many fire sirens serve double duty as tornado or civil defense sirens, alerting an entire community of impending danger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A candle burns on the balcony over which a police siren wails. Times, Sunday Times A siren wails nearby and a radar tower looms across the fen, spinning eerily in search of unseen foes. Times, Sunday Times But as two joggers go past and a siren wails, she doesn't look that nostalgic. Times, Sunday Times The rotation stops, a siren wails and the duo stagger on to a narrow walkway above a plunge pool and start throwing wild punches at one another. Times, Sunday Times A siren wails and a bass trumpet announces danger. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 汽笛 Japanese: サイレン |
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