alarm belln.

Brit.

/əˈlɑːm bɛl/, U.S.

/əˈlɑrm ˌbɛl/

Forms: see alarm int., n., and adv. and bell n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alarm n., bell n.¹

Etymology: < alarm n. + bell n.¹ Compare earlier larum bell n.

1. A bell rung as a warning of danger or as a signal of an emergency; a warning bell, a tocsin. Also in extended use. Cf. earlier larum bell n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > bell

larum bellc1453

warning bell1511

alarm bell1548

call bell1673

tocsin1842

society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > as alarm signal > warning or alarm bell

larum bellc1453

warning bell1511

alarm bell1548

storm-bell1837

fray-bell1864

α.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxxvj^v Then they rong the alarme bell, which was harde wel in the felde.

?1591 T. Coningsby Jrnl. Siege Rouen (Harl. 288) 30 in Camden Misc. (1847) I We had a verie hott allarme given us by the castle, by the..ringing of the allarme-bell.

1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 414 That Citie is in danger, where the Alarme-bell rings not.

1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. i. 4 Th' Alarm-bell rings from our Alhambra walls.

1732 T. Sheridan New Simile for Ladies 4 So when the Alarm-Bell is rung, Of Xanti's everlasting Tongue, The Husband dreads its Loudness more, Than Light'ning's Flash, or Thunder's Roar.

1794 tr. J.-P. Rabaut Impartial Hist. Late Revol. in France I. ii. 112 At six o'clock the alarm bells sounded throughout the city.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. viii. 148 The alarm-bell bursts forth, ominous; and peals and booms all day.

1880 Times 6 July 5/3 At Agen last night a band of roughs made an attack on the Carmelite monastery, but an alarm bell brought up the police, who dispersed them.

1909 Chatterbox 7/1 Once some wag rang the alarm-bell at night to fetch them out of their beds.

1920 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 142 Cablegrams from London tell of developments promising that ships in distress may be able to ring alarm bells on other ships within about three hundred miles.

2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) xi. 276 Against a cacophony of alarm bells and emergency sirens a number were calmly sampling the delights of window shopping.

β. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. liij^v Thei which kept the watch toure, sodainly perceiuyng their enemies to approche, rang the alarum bell.1581 A. Fleming Diamond of Deuotion 50 The Prophet Ionas ringing vnto them the alarum bell of repentance.a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 50 Ring the Alarum Bell . a1674 J. Milton Brief Hist. Moscovia (1682) iii. 34 On the Gates Alarum-Bells or Watch-Bells.1720 J. Hughes Siege Damascus i. i. 2 Is the Town asleep? Ring out th' Alarum Bell!1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. xlix. 156 The alarum-bell rung to arms in every quarter of the city.a1849 E. A. Poe Bells in Wks. (1859) 75 Hear the loud alarum bells—Brazen bells!1898 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 721/2 It may possibly serve as the alarum-bell to awake the country from a long and profound sleep, the signal for a real national revival.1982 N. Marsh Light Thickens ii. 53 The stirred-up havoc, the alarum bell, the place alive suddenly with the horror of assassination.

2. In figurative contexts: an inner feeling, pang of conscience, etc., which signals one's doubts, suspicions, or concerns about a course of action, a pattern of behaviour, another person, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > scruple of conscience

scriplea1382

grutchingc1450

grudge1483

scruple1526

scrupulosity?a1562

qualm1617

mote1619

alarm bella1629

squeam1798

the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > fit of sickening fear

qualm?1531

alarm bella1629

wobbly1930

a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) lviii. 175 I feare..that the Alarum Bell of your conscience is silenced.

1833 J. Grant Course of Serm. xxi. 304 An individual great offence is not unfrequently known to appal with remorse—to ring an alarm-bell in the mind.

1898 Speaker 18 Suppl. 408/1 Pain..is not simply a punishment; it is a warning or an alarum bell.

1934 F. Pratt Heroic Years Bk. i. ii. 21 Mr. Jefferson would not; alarm bells rang in his head. The monarchists might rise in arms.

1969 R. Jones Toy Crusaders iii. xi. 152 Neville shook his head. Every alarm bell in his head warned him to steer clear.

1993 Independent 17 Aug. 17 A bachelor who prefers the company of little girls, or boys, sets those alarm bells ringing.

2000 TVQuick 13 May 22/3 ‘My legs ache, Mum’ he whined. Alarm bells rang. I'd heard those words before. I stopped what I was doing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alarm bell
释义	alarm belln. Brit. /əˈlɑːm bɛl/, U.S. /əˈlɑrm ˌbɛl/ Forms: see alarm int., n., and adv. and bell n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alarm n., bell n.¹ Etymology: < alarm n. + bell n.¹ Compare earlier larum bell n. 1. A bell rung as a warning of danger or as a signal of an emergency; a warning bell, a tocsin. Also in extended use. Cf. earlier larum bell n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > bell larum bellc1453 warning bell1511 alarm bell1548 call bell1673 tocsin1842 society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > as alarm signal > warning or alarm bell larum bellc1453 warning bell1511 alarm bell1548 storm-bell1837 fray-bell1864 α. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. xxxvj^v Then they rong the alarme bell, which was harde wel in the felde. ?1591 T. Coningsby Jrnl. Siege Rouen (Harl. 288) 30 in Camden Misc. (1847) I We had a verie hott allarme given us by the castle, by the..ringing of the allarme-bell. 1618 T. Adams Happines of Church i. 414 That Citie is in danger, where the Alarme-bell rings not. 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. i. 4 Th' Alarm-bell rings from our Alhambra walls. 1732 T. Sheridan New Simile for Ladies 4 So when the Alarm-Bell is rung, Of Xanti's everlasting Tongue, The Husband dreads its Loudness more, Than Light'ning's Flash, or Thunder's Roar. 1794 tr. J.-P. Rabaut Impartial Hist. Late Revol. in France I. ii. 112 At six o'clock the alarm bells sounded throughout the city. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. iii. viii. 148 The alarm-bell bursts forth, ominous; and peals and booms all day. 1880 Times 6 July 5/3 At Agen last night a band of roughs made an attack on the Carmelite monastery, but an alarm bell brought up the police, who dispersed them. 1909 Chatterbox 7/1 Once some wag rang the alarm-bell at night to fetch them out of their beds. 1920 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 142 Cablegrams from London tell of developments promising that ships in distress may be able to ring alarm bells on other ships within about three hundred miles. 2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) xi. 276 Against a cacophony of alarm bells and emergency sirens a number were calmly sampling the delights of window shopping. β. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. liij^v Thei which kept the watch toure, sodainly perceiuyng their enemies to approche, rang the alarum bell.1581 A. Fleming Diamond of Deuotion 50 The Prophet Ionas ringing vnto them the alarum bell of repentance.a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. v. 50 Ring the Alarum Bell . View more context for this quotationa1674 J. Milton Brief Hist. Moscovia (1682) iii. 34 On the Gates Alarum-Bells or Watch-Bells.1720 J. Hughes Siege Damascus i. i. 2 Is the Town asleep? Ring out th' Alarum Bell!1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. xlix. 156 The alarum-bell rung to arms in every quarter of the city.a1849 E. A. Poe Bells in Wks. (1859) 75 Hear the loud alarum bells—Brazen bells!1898 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 721/2 It may possibly serve as the alarum-bell to awake the country from a long and profound sleep, the signal for a real national revival.1982 N. Marsh Light Thickens ii. 53 The stirred-up havoc, the alarum bell, the place alive suddenly with the horror of assassination. 2. In figurative contexts: an inner feeling, pang of conscience, etc., which signals one's doubts, suspicions, or concerns about a course of action, a pattern of behaviour, another person, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > scruple of conscience scriplea1382 grutchingc1450 grudge1483 scruple1526 scrupulosity?a1562 qualm1617 mote1619 alarm bella1629 squeam1798 the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > fit of sickening fear qualm?1531 alarm bella1629 wobbly1930 a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) lviii. 175 I feare..that the Alarum Bell of your conscience is silenced. 1833 J. Grant Course of Serm. xxi. 304 An individual great offence is not unfrequently known to appal with remorse—to ring an alarm-bell in the mind. 1898 Speaker 18 Suppl. 408/1 Pain..is not simply a punishment; it is a warning or an alarum bell. 1934 F. Pratt Heroic Years Bk. i. ii. 21 Mr. Jefferson would not; alarm bells rang in his head. The monarchists might rise in arms. 1969 R. Jones Toy Crusaders iii. xi. 152 Neville shook his head. Every alarm bell in his head warned him to steer clear. 1993 Independent 17 Aug. 17 A bachelor who prefers the company of little girls, or boys, sets those alarm bells ringing. 2000 TVQuick 13 May 22/3 ‘My legs ache, Mum’ he whined. Alarm bells rang. I'd heard those words before. I stopped what I was doing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1548
随便看	to keep someone hopping to keep someone quiet to make no scriple of conscience to make no spare to make no strength to make no strength of to make noise to make noises to make northing to make note to make nothing to make nothing of to make nothing on to make nothing to to make oath to make obedience to make obeisance to make obeisance to to make obstacle to make odds even to make of to make off to make off with to make old bones to make on