| 单词 | red flag |
| 释义 | red flag (once / 4314 pages) 1n 2n A red flag is either a literal warning of some danger, like the signal flag used by a sinking ship, or a figurative warning, like the red flag a candidate's angry outburst sends to the voters about his temperament. Red flags have signaled dangerous situations for centuries, from seventeenth century military flags marking the start of a battle to a lifeguard station's red flag, warning beachgoers about dangerous water conditions. Even some spam filters refer to their junk email alerts as red flags. Figuratively, behavior is often a red flag: "He ate all my food and left the toilet seat up — it raised a red flag about choosing him as a roommate." WORD FAMILYred flag: red flags USAGE EXAMPLESI find this outlook for a guy in his mid-thirties possibly a red flag since I do consider marriage important. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Another red flag: Ray said if a pharmacist orders more narcotics than are being distributed through order prescriptions it may draw the inspector’s interest. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) I find this outlook for a guy in his mid-30s possibly a red flag since I do consider marriage important. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a flag that serves as a warning signal we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up Hyper alarm, alarum, alert, warning signal an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger flag, signal flaga rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device 2n something that irritates or demands immediate action 2doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull Hyper annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation the act of troubling or annoying someone n the emblem of socialist revolution Hyper allegory, emblem a visible symbol representing an abstract idea |
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