alarm
/əˈlɑːm/
n. / v.
一句话记住
警报;警报器;闹钟;使惊恐;使担心
释义与例句
n.
警报;警报器;闹钟
a warning sound or device, including a clock that makes a sound at a set time
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The fire alarm went off during the night.
火警警报器在夜里响了。
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He set his alarm for six o'clock.
他把闹钟定在六点钟。
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The bank installed a silent alarm to alert police.
银行安装了无声警报器来通知警方。
v.
使惊恐;使担心
to make someone feel frightened, anxious, or worried
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The rise in crime has alarmed local residents.
犯罪率上升令当地居民感到担忧。
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She was alarmed by the sudden change in his behaviour.
他行为的突然变化让她感到不安。
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I did not mean to alarm you with that news.
我说那个消息并不是想吓你。
词源与构词
经古法语 alarme 来自意大利语 all'arme,字面意思为“拿起武器!”,原为警示危险的呼喊。
记忆钩子
alarm 源自“拿起武器!”的警示呼喊:听到警示会警觉,因此有“警报、闹钟”和“使惊恐”等义。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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alarmed 惊恐的;担忧的形容人因危险或意外情况而感到不安。
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alarming 令人担忧的;惊人的形容情况使人害怕或忧虑。
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alarmist 危言耸听的人;大惊小怪的指夸大危险、制造不必要恐慌的人或其言论。
同义词
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alert 使警觉;向……发出警报alert 强调发出警告、让人做好应对危险的准备;alarm 更强调使人感到害怕或担忧。Police alerted residents to the approaching storm. 警方提醒居民注意逼近的暴风雨。
反义词
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reassure 使安心;打消……的疑虑reassure 指通过安慰或说明减少担忧;alarm 指引起恐惧或忧虑。The doctor reassured her that the test results were normal. 医生安慰她说检查结果正常,让她放心。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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alert 警觉的;警报;使警觉alert 常作形容词“警觉的”或动词“提醒注意”;alarm 可指警报器、闹钟,也可指使人惊恐。Drivers should stay alert in heavy fog. 司机在大雾中应保持警觉。
常见搭配
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raise the alarm 发出警报;报警A passer-by raised the alarm after seeing smoke. 一名路人看到烟雾后发出了警报。
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alarm clock 闹钟My alarm clock failed to ring this morning. 我的闹钟今天早上没有响。