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alarmnoun(WARNING)[C]awarningofdanger, usually aloudnoiseorflashinglight: 警报 If there's anytrouble,raise/soundthealarm bypullingtheemergencycord.如果出现任何问题，拉紧急警报索报警。 The first twobombalertswerefalsealarms, but the third was forreal.前两次炸弹警报是一场虚惊，但是第三次是真的。 B1[C]adevicethat makes aloudnoisetowarnofdanger: 警报器；警报装置 aburglar/car/fire/smokealarm防盗／汽车／防火／烟雾警报器  Paul Bricknell/Dorling Kindersley/GettyImages B1[C]If anelectronicdevicesuch as awatchorcomputerhas an alarm, it can be set to make anoiseat aparticulartime. 闹铃装置；定时装置 - If the alarmsounds,leavethebuildingimmediately.
- Thefirealarm goes offaccidentallyso often that when it's therealthing nobody will take anynotice.
- Quick,soundthe alarm - there's afirein themachineroom!
- Policesaid thethieveswereobviouslywellacquaintedwith the alarmsystemat thedepartmentstore.
- Iheardhis alarmclockbleepingthismorning.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesThreats & warnings - (just) you waitidiom
- alarm bell
- alarmed
- beware the ides of Marchidiom
- brushback pitch
- canary
- canary in a coalmineidiom
- caveat
- communication cord
- don't you dareidiom
- false alarm
- send a signal (to sb) thatidiom
- slip
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lipidiom
- tip
- tipsomeoneoff
- trigger warning
- ultimatum
- warning
- yellow card
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: alarmnoun(WORRY)C2[U]suddenworryandfear,especiallythat somethingdangerousorunpleasantmighthappen: 惊恐，惊慌；担忧 I didn'ttellher that he was late because I didn'twanttocauseher any alarm.我没有告诉她他来晚了，因为我不想让她担惊受怕。 Villagers havereactedwith alarm tonewsof aproposednewroad.听说有要修新路的计划，村民们很是担忧。 Synonymsconcern(WORRY) consternation distress preoccupation worry Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesfear - fearI have a dreadful fear of heights.
- terrorShe fled from the attacker in terror.
- dreadThe thought of giving a speech filled me with dread.
- alarmI don't want to cause you any alarm, but there's a rattlesnake in the path ahead of you.
- frightThe family ran from their home in fright when the earthquake struck.
- panicPanic spread through the crowd when someone shouted "Fire!"
See more results » - Thebirdsflewoff in alarm when thecatappeared.
- There was alarm in thestockmarkettoday whenpricessuddenlybegantodrop.
- Thegunshotmade themonkeyschatterin alarm.
- It's allright, everybody - there's no need for alarm.
- Abombthreatcausedgreatalarm in the City thismorning.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFear & phobias - acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobic
- aquaphobia
- arachnophobia
- bogie
- catastrophize
- claustrophobia
- cold sweat
- dread
- homophobia
- homophobic
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- Islamophobia
- misophonia
- mortal
- scare
- willie
- xenophobe
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Anxiety and worry - general words C1to make someoneworriedorfrightened: 令某人担心或害怕 I didn'twantto alarm him bytellinghim that she wasill.我不想让他担心，没有告诉他她生病的事。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCausing anxiety and worry - alarming
- alarmingly
- bite
- catch up withsomeone
- come back/home to roostidiom
- disturb
- dread
- frighten
- frightensomeone/somethingaway/off
- get/go beyond a jokeidiom
- givesomeonethe jimjamsidiom
- givesomeonethe jittersidiom
- oppressive
- rattle
- roost
- stresssomeoneout
- stressful
- suspenseful
- swatting
- tenseness
See more results » alarm| American Dictionaryalarmnoun(ANXIETY)[U]suddenanxietyandfear,esp. that something verybadordangerousmighthappen: Nicholasdetectedanoteof alarm in hervoice. alarmnoun(WARNING)[C]awarningsignalsuch as aloudnoiseorflashinglightthat getsyourimmediateattention, or adevicethatproducessuch asignal: Firefighters said thetragedycould have beenavoidedif thehousehad hadsmokealarms. tofeelorcausesuddenanxietyandfear: Guests were sometimes alarmed tolearnthat we neverlockedthedoorsof thehouse. alarming
Stockpricesbegantoriseat an alarmingrate. Examplesofalarmalarm Thus, the parent as well as the infant should experience a volition to seek a haven of safety if sufficiently alarmed.From theCambridge English Corpus This enables them to include many cases that do not require it - such as the elicitation of escape by a conspecific'salarmcall.From theCambridge English Corpus But soon settlers grew alarmed about the social effects of this new medium.From theCambridge English Corpus So the buying of someone's hair for wigmaking need raise no moralalarmcompared to the buying of someone's kidneys.From theCambridge English Corpus However, due to individual variation, visitors should leave the area at any distance if the birds react withalarmcalls or fly-off.From theCambridge English Corpus The government became alarmed at this development, which was not surprising in view of the extent of high-level corruption in the military.From theCambridge English Corpus The factor income deficit (mainly onerous interests on shortterm credits and to some degree profit remittances) is growing although not alarming so far.From theCambridge English Corpus The social care case studies covered contracting for domiciliary care, day care, respite and residential care, and an emergencyalarmscheme.From theCambridge English Corpus News of royal displeasure could causealarm, but usually the king sought consensus, through negotiation and discussion, and achieved it.From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, the results suggest thatalarmpheromone compounds have significant potential to improve the efficacy of baits for the control of grass-cutting ants.From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, with the issue of international violence becoming increasingly alarming, academic attention (not just political) should be given to the phenomenon of the military diaspora.From theCambridge English Corpus It is able to provide a more accurate estimate about the occurrence of collisions and reduces the number of false alarms.From theCambridge English Corpus Its fierce rhetoric, bordering on adventurism, alarmed the college administration.From theCambridge English Corpus This sort of behaviour has long sounded criticalalarmbells.From theCambridge English Corpus The review of social alarms country by country, rather than thematically, resembles a 1970s geography textbook.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. CollocationswithalarmalarmThese are words often used in combination withalarm. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. alarm pheromone Nevertheless, the results suggest that alarm pheromone compounds have significant potential to improve the efficacy of baits for the control of grass-cutting ants. From theCambridge English Corpus alarm signal In treated colonies, but not controls, workers were excitable and most began head rapping, analarmsignal, if the colony was disturbed. From theCambridge English Corpus alarm system In the case of frequent fits, especially where there is a warning aura, the patient may wish to be provided with analarmsystem. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |