| 单词 | on yellow |
| 释义 | > as lemmason (also at) yellow on (also at) yellow: showing a yellow light.extracted from yellowadj.n.on yellow 8. A warning that danger, or an emergency, is thought to be near but not actually imminent; (in on yellow) an initial state of readiness to respond to an emergency. Cf. sense A. 11, yellow alert n. at Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > specific types of warning by-warning1542 gypsy's warning1824 red warning1940 yellow1940 red alert1941 yellow alert1941 red1943 code1957 amber alert1958 content warning1977 trigger warning1993 1940 Mass-observ. Arch. 1 Aug. in A. Calder & D. Sheridan Speak for Yourself (1984) iii. 78 Soon after eleven we were remarking that it was time we got the yellow, when the telephone went. 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear iv. i. 223 Yellow's up... About time for the Red I should think. 1978 ‘G. Vaughan’ Belgrade Drop xiii. 84 President Turner had been in touch with the other Nato head of state and their forces had gone on yellow. 2014 Nottingham Post (Nexis) 23 Jan. 13 The Met Office issued a ‘yellow’ for rain. < as lemmas |
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