alarm clock
noun[C]
uk/əˈlɑːm ˌklɒk/us/əˈlɑːrm ˌklɑːk/(alsoalarm)A2
aclockthat you can set towakeyou up at aparticulartimewith aloudnoise:
闹钟My alarmclockwent offat 7.30.闹钟7点半响了。
I'veset thealarmfor7.30.我把闹钟定在了7点半。
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- Didn't youhearyouralarmclockgoing off thismorning?
- Hewokeup with ajerkwhen the alarmclockwent off.
- This alarmclocktakestwo medium-sizedbatteries.
- Anne's alarmclockrangforhalfanhourbefore shewoke.
- He set his alarmclockfor 7.00 a.m.
Watches & clocks
- 24-hour clock
- against the clockidiom
- alarm
- at/on the stroke ofsomethingidiom
- atomic clock
- bezel
- clock
- horology
- hour hand
- hourglass
- jewel
- military time
- minute hand
- movement
- stroke
- timekeeper
- timepiece
- turn the clocks backphrase
- twenty-four-hour clock
- watchband