| 单词 | alarm |
| 释义 | alarm (əlɑːʳm ) Word forms: alarms , alarming , alarmed 1. uncountable noun [oft with/in N] Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. The news was greeted with alarm by MPs. She sat up in alarm. The moves reflect growing alarm over recent events. Synonyms: fear, horror, panic, anxiety 2. verb If something alarms you, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. We could not see what had alarmed him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: frighten, shock, scare, panic 3. countable noun B1 An alarm is an automatic device that warns you of danger, for example by ringing a bell. He heard the alarm go off. ...an extremely sophisticated alarm system. The other man rang the alarm bell. Synonyms: danger signal, warning, bell, alert 4. countable noun B1 An alarm is the same as an alarm clock. 5. See also alarmed, alarming, burglar alarm, car alarm, false alarm, fire alarm, smoke alarm 6. alarm bells phrase If you say that something sets alarm bells ringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something. This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow. Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster. 7. to raise the alarm phrase If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger. His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm. Idioms: set alarm bells ringing or set warning bells ringing to cause people to begin to be aware of a problem in a situation The islanders' fight for compensation has set alarm bells ringing round the world. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: alarm alerts If they do not return to cells in time, an alarm alerts staff. The Sun Ideal for helping with fitness programmes and goals, it features programmable target heart rate zones, alarm alerts, and a digital chronograph. Times, Sunday Times Vibrating alarm alerts you at best time in the sleep cycle. The Sun An alarm alerts the soldiers to wear their gas masks and assemble at a predetermined area of the camp. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If his victory acts as an alarm bell to the mainstream parties, perhaps something will have been salvaged from this week. Times, Sunday Times Intuition presents itself to us in an instant, quite unbidden - a neurological alarm bell, if you like - and its effects can be life-changing. Times, Sunday Times After all, when a hotel in a very expensive city costs 20 including breakfast, wouldn't a teensy alarm bell ring? Times, Sunday Times Five minutes later the alarm bell sounded and more than 300 were sent outside and saw three teachers running across the field. Times, Sunday Times An alarm bell went off in my mind. Christianity Today He presses the alarm button, but no one comes. Times, Sunday Times Without pause or deviation, the barmaid pressed the emergency alarm button under the counter. Times, Sunday Times I was too small to reach the alarm button. Times, Sunday Times She managed to press the alarm button in her room and security personnel caught the perpetrator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At 4:05 pm the officers began to resist, and an officer pressed an alarm button. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He studies the alarm panel. Times, Sunday Times Investigation afterwards discovered a faulty relay in the alarm panel which failed to switch power to the siren circuits when an alarm was triggered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The initiation device signals the fire alarm panel, which in turn signals the deluge valve to open. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Depending on distance and construction materials, one or more wireless repeaters may be required to get the signal to the alarm panel reliably. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although an intruder alarm panel may also have these detectors connected, it may not meet all the local fire code requirements of a fire alarm system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both parties were on their way down to the valley when the explosions were heard and the plant's alarm siren did not sound until after they had recrossed the river. Times, Sunday Times With the accumulated failures, an alarm siren went off immediately after the takeoff with sound and volume similar to that of a civil defense warning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Another common example might be the limitation of a fire alarms siren component in a deaf school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The device emits an audible alarm and a colour-coded warning telling the driver how frequently the speed trap has been reported. Times, Sunday Times Standard features include a visual and audible alarm, a battery-powered backup alarm, and a remote alarm system, which contacts one user by e-mail, pager, or phone. The Scientist The device then sounds an audible alarm together with providing onward signalling in the presence of enough water to bridge the contacts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Notification can be through a computer (email or text message), pager, cellular phone voice call, audible alarm, or all of these. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These features trigger an audible alarm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the threat of further defence cuts is causing alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The plans have caused alarm inside the company. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The sharp slowdown in in the economy continues to cause alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2012) When they have young in the nest, you can hear the loud 'kee-kee-kee' cry of alarm as they speed in with food and suddenly see you watching them. Times, Sunday Times The trees are suddenly filled with loud, repeated 'hweet-tuc-tuc' cries of alarm. Times, Sunday Times The parents make wild cries of alarm if anyone comes near the chicks and tend them for a month, after which they can fly. Times, Sunday Times They made off with their multimillion-pound haul after disabling the alarm system at the property. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The ageing gang had to clamber down a lift shaft to access the vault while Basil disabled the alarm and other electrics. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Or else I can't disable the alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It provides more than 9,000 homes to 17,000 people as well as support such as an emergency alarm service. Times, Sunday Times The brakes are then applied and an emergency alarm goes off. The Sun She hit an emergency alarm after hearing them break through a door before yelling at the burglars, who fled empty-handed. The Sun She activated an emergency alarm that enabled rescue teams to pinpoint her position. The Sun Without pause or deviation, the barmaid pressed the emergency alarm button under the counter. Times, Sunday Times Human rights groups expressed alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Other victims have also expressed alarm at the figures. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Senior officers expressed alarm at news of the second investigation. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He sent it back because of a faulty alarm system, only to buy it again later. Times, Sunday Times It was, then, the faulty alarm clock that did no one any good. Times, Sunday Times About ten percent of the fire department's calls had been to false alarms, with most of those due to faulty alarm systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Connecticut schools have been fitting yellow intruder alarms next to fire alarms in their corridors and dining halls. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Police, who had received threats against him, fitted a panic alarm in his house. Times,Sunday Times (2020) At the very least, fit a 10-year battery-powered smoke alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The actor advises all homeowners to install a burglar alarm. The Sun (2007) The police installed a panic alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Also install smoke alarms around your property and keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Times, Sunday Times (2009) What used to be a matter of private judgment became an issue for public alarm to the detriment of patients. Times, Sunday Times Any incident on any of those issues has the potential to generate huge public alarm and make headline news for days. Times, Sunday Times No10 also ordered the minister, left, to stage media interviews to calm mounting public alarm. The Sun A small state and low taxes will not cure the ills that are daily increasing public alarm. Times, Sunday Times He has been told he will now serve a total of 59 years behind bars after causing 'public alarm' through his comments in interviews with foreign media. Times, Sunday Times At what point do you ring the alarm bells? Times, Sunday Times But your symptoms really don't ring any alarm bells. The Sun Yet many analysts refused to ring the alarm bells. Times, Sunday Times So, assuming that you are counting your units properly, what sort of level should ring the alarm bells? Times, Sunday Times But it did not ring any alarm bells with me. The Sun As he makes another escape bid, the youngster sets off a security alarm. The Sun I'll need a security alarm though (230 option). The Sun Other major options included fully electronic digital instrument cluster with information center, electronically controlled air suspension system, and remote keyless entry with security alarm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They manage to retrieve the stock and flee after they trigger the security alarm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He triggers the security alarm to make the job more challenging. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Set an alarm and stick to it. The Sun (2019) I have to set an alarm by my bed and one in the hall. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It may be a good idea to ask her to set an alarm for five minutes before the call to remind her. Times,Sunday Times (2020) A court heard he was climbing a wall and triggered an alarm before being held by security guards outside the premises in the Strand. The Sun (2007) If they place this finger in the device, an alarm is triggered with security guards or police. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The only sound was the screeching of alarms triggered by the power cut. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Most doctors agree that it raises alarm signals earlier than the older tests but suggest that the result may cause unnecessary alarm. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This one study should not be used to cause unnecessary alarm and concern for patients. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I don't want to encourage unnecessary alarm, neither do I want to play down the reality. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Others voice alarm that the international community will cut off aid. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, this was the moment she voiced alarm at modern politicians' 'inability to govern'. The Sun Components for fire alarm voice alarm systems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Humanitarian agencies voiced alarm at the likely impact of hospitals, bakeries, water treatment plants and emergency services running out of electricity and diesel to fuel their generators. Times, Sunday Times The commission also voiced alarm about staffing. Times, Sunday Times The devices will act as an early warning alarm system. Times,Sunday Times To prevent such occurrences, additional life safety systems are typically installed with a warning alarm that precedes the agent release. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A study was performed on the electrical circuitry to determine the position of the electrical breakers on the departure configuration warning alarm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were no major injuries because a warning alarm had been sounded. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When a button has been lit for a certain amount of time, it will start flashing and a warning alarm will sound. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The devices caused widespread alarm when they were first reported in January. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The development has caused widespread alarm across Europe. Times,Sunday Times (2020) A similar threat to British livestock, pets or human health would prompt widespread alarm, enraged punditry and immediate government action. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 警报, 使惊恐, 警报器 Japanese: 恐怖, 不安にさせる, 警報器 |
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