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单词 sirenized
释义

siren /sīˈrən/

noun
  1. A signalling or warning instrument that produces a loud wailing sound, usu by the escape of air or steam through a rotating perforated plate
  2. A fascinating woman, insidious and deceptive
  3. A bewitching singer
  4. (with cap) one of certain sea nymphs, part woman, part bird, whose seductive songs lured sailors to their deaths on rocks (Gr myth)
  5. A mermaid
  6. Any eel-like amphibian of the family Sirenidae, having no hind legs and with external gills
adjective

Deceptively alluring

ORIGIN: Gr Seirēn

sirēˈnian adjective

Of, relating or belonging to the Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals now represented by the dugong and the manatee

noun

A member of this order, having paddlelike forelimbs and no hind limbs

sirenic /-renˈ/ adjective

sireˈnize or sireˈnise transitive verb

To bewitch, allure or enchant

siren suit noun

A close-fitting trousered overall orig designed for use in air-raids

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