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单词 burglar alarm
释义
burglar alarm
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.ɡlər əˌlɑːm/us
/ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ əˌlɑːrm/
adeviceon abuildingthat gives awarningsuch as making aloudnoiseorflashingalight, ortellsthepolice, if someonetriestoenterthebuildingillegally
防盗警报器
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(Definition ofburglar alarmfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • An electric fire detector in the cellar acts much like a burglar alarm.
  • He had heard it said by burglars of wide experience and unquestioned wisdom that babies were the most dangerous of all burglar alarms.
  • His windows were provided with ingenious burglar alarms, his rooms with fire alarms, and he ignited his gas always by electricity.
  • I'll have a burglar alarm put in at once and a telephone, too.
  • They got any o' them fancy burglar alarms? asked The Hopper as he concluded his examination of her sketches.

burglar alarm| Business English

burglar alarm
noun[C]
uk
us
adeviceon abuildingthat makes aloudnoiseortellsthepoliceif someonetriestoenterthebuildingillegally
(Definition ofburglar alarmfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofburglar alarm

burglar alarm
Knowing that earthquakes have a tendency to turn theburglaralarmon he returns to his work leaving his neighbours the pleasure of the noise.
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Everyburglaralarmbought, for example, is because we feel we are not safe.
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One sub-postmaster last year lost his wife because he pressed theburglaralarm.
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There are many reasons why aburglaralarmcan go off wrongly.
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Do they not show that the wholeburglaralarmsystem must be very suspect indeed?
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Most of us have had the experience of finding aburglaralarmgoing off when somebody is away for a long weekend.
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Possibly one needs a fourth for theburglaralarmand a fifth for the fax machine.
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Burglaralarmsystems are regarded as suitable for domestic use if they are of a kind installed in private houses or similar premises.
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However, the professional installation ofburglaralarmsystems in the course of building construction or alteration is normally zero-rated.
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Does she agree thatburglaralarmequipment plays an important part in the protection of the home?
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In my constituency there are two small firms which sellburglaralarmsystems and parts, and undertake the installation themselves or through other manufacturers.
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It costs £250 or even £500 for a goodburglaralarmsystem, and then there is the cost of installing security lighting and security locks.
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In the end, in this case, the man who made theburglaralarmcame and switched off the bell outside.
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On the security services side, the part of theburglaralarmis rather like that of the minefields around a fortress.
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Nothing is more easy to invent than aburglaralarm, and nothing is more difficult to perfect.
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