| 单词 | wakeup call |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswake-up call wake-up call n. ΚΠ 1976 P. Henissart Winter Quarry xxii. 219 He obtained his key from the night desk clerk and..left a wake-up call for eight a.m. wake-up call wake-up call n. figurative an action or event that draws attention to a problem or concern; something that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation and prompts them to acknowledge or remedy it. ΚΠ 1977 Bucks County (Pa.) Courier Times 7 Feb. a/1 (headline) Taxpayers issue a wake-up call to government. 1980 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 21 Nov. (headline) Wake-up call for Ontario on western alienation. 1992 Men's Health Mar. 6/1 Last fall's news that Magic Johnson tested positive for the HIV virus was yet another shocking wake-up call to America. 2009 D. O'Briain Tickling Eng. vi. 82 The results were a wake-up call to cut down on my cholesterol and do some exercise. 2012 Independent 20 Mar. 18/1 How many wake-up calls do we need?..We have been warned..about the catastrophic consequences of climate change. < as lemmas |
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