alarm
英 [əˈlɑːm]
美 [əˈlɑːrm]
n. 惊恐; 惊慌; 恐慌; 警报; 警报器
v. 使惊恐; 使害怕; 使担心; 给(门等)安装警报器
复数：alarms 过去分词：alarmed 过去式：alarmed 现在分词：alarming 第三人称单数：alarms
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.3004 / COCA.3693
同义词辨析
panicalarmhorrorterror【导航词义：惊慌，惊恐】
panicn. 惊恐，惊慌
〔辨析〕
指突然产生的强烈的害怕或紧张之感，使人无法理智地思考和行动。
〔例证〕
No one knows why she fled in panic.
没人知道她为什么惊慌地逃走了。
He got into a panic when he realised that he couldn't meet the deadline.
他发现无法按期完成任务，慌了起来。
没人知道她为什么惊慌地逃走了。
He got into a panic when he realised that he couldn't meet the deadline.
他发现无法按期完成任务，慌了起来。
alarmn. 惊慌，惊恐
〔辨析〕
指因意识到可能发生的坏事或危险而产生的惊恐或担忧之感。
〔例证〕
He turned back in alarm.
他惊慌地转过身。
There is growing alarm at the increase in food contamination.
对于食品污染的增多，人们越来越恐惧。
他惊慌地转过身。
There is growing alarm at the increase in food contamination.
对于食品污染的增多，人们越来越恐惧。
horrorn. 惊恐
〔辨析〕
指非常强烈的震惊或恐惧之感，含有厌恶的意味。
〔例证〕
She recoiled with horror when she saw a big snake.
她看到一条大蛇时吓得往后退。
To his horror, he realized there were blood stains on his coat.
他发现外套上沾有血迹，大为惊恐。
她看到一条大蛇时吓得往后退。
To his horror, he realized there were blood stains on his coat.
他发现外套上沾有血迹，大为惊恐。
terrorn. 恐惧，惊恐
〔辨析〕
强调极度的恐惧，语义最强。
〔例证〕
Several bombs went off one after another, and she screamed in terror.
几颗炸弹接二连三地爆炸，她害怕地尖叫起来。
The sound of gun shots struck terror into the children's hearts.
听到枪响，孩子们胆战心惊。
几颗炸弹接二连三地爆炸，她害怕地尖叫起来。
The sound of gun shots struck terror into the children's hearts.
听到枪响，孩子们胆战心惊。
习惯用语
n.
- alarm bells ring/start ringing
- 警钟敲响；发出危险信号
if you say that alarm bells are ringing , you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious
牛津词典
noun
- 惊恐；惊慌；恐慌
fear and anxiety that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen- ‘What have you done?’ Ellie cried in alarm .
“你都干了些什么？”埃利惊恐地喊道。 - I felt a growing sense of alarm when he did not return that night.
那天夜里他没有回家，我越来越感到恐慌。 - The doctor said there was no cause for alarm .
医生说不必惊慌。
- ‘What have you done?’ Ellie cried in alarm .
- 警报
a loud noise or a signal that warns people of danger or of a problem- She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous) .
她决定发出警报。 - I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm .
我敲打所有的门让大家警觉。
- She decided to sound the alarm (= warn people that the situation was dangerous) .
- 警报器
a device that warns people of a particular danger- The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
闹钟在7点钟响了。
- The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
- 警报器
a device that warns people of a particular danger- The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
闹钟在7点钟响了。
- The alarm went off at 7 o'clock.
verb
- 使惊恐；使害怕；使担心
to make sb anxious or afraid- The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
船长知道一台发动机出了故障，不过他不想惊动乘客。
- The captain knew there was an engine fault but didn't want to alarm the passengers.
- 给（门等）安装警报器
to fit sth such as a door with a device that warns people when sb is trying to enter illegally
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 惊恐；忧虑；担心
Alarmis a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.- The news was greeted with alarm by MPs...
得知这个消息，议员们忧心忡忡。 - She sat up in alarm...
她惊慌得坐了起来。 - The moves reflect growing alarm over recent events.
这些举动表明人们愈加担心最近发生的事件。
- The news was greeted with alarm by MPs...
- VERB 使惊恐；使忧虑；使担心
If somethingalarmsyou, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.- We could not see what had alarmed him.
我们搞不明白是什么使他忧虑不安。
- We could not see what had alarmed him.
- N-COUNT 警报器
Analarmis an automatic device that warns you of danger, for example by ringing a bell.- He heard the alarm go off.
他听见警报响了。 - ...an extremely sophisticated alarm system...
极其先进的警报系统 - The other man rang the alarm bell.
另一名男子按响了警铃。
- He heard the alarm go off.
- 同alarm clock
Analarmis the same as analarm clock. - See also:alarmingalarmedburglar alarmcar alarmfalse alarmfire alarmsmoke alarm
- PHRASE 危险信号;警报
If you say that something setsalarm bellsringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.- This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow...
这已给莫斯科拉响了警报。 - Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster.
威斯敏斯特的警钟已开始敲响。
- This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow...
- PHRASE 发出警报；敲警钟
If youraise the alarmorsound the alarm, you warn people of danger.- His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm.
等到晚上9点他还未回家，他的家人便报警了。
- His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm.
英英释义
noun
- a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
- a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
- an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- fear resulting from the awareness of danger
verb
- warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
- The empty house alarmed him
- We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
- fill with apprehension or alarm
- I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview
- The news of the executions horrified us
双语例句
- The thieves must have deliberately triggered the alarm and hidden inside the house
盗贼肯定是故意触发了报警器，然后躲在房子里。 - He heard the alarm go off.
他听见警报响了。 - She set the alarm so she'd wake up in time to give her two sons their medication.
她定了闹钟，以便及时醒来给两个儿子服药。 - The intruder smashed a window to get in and then neutralized the alarm system.
闯入者打碎了一扇窗户进来，然后破坏了警报系统。 - The alarm spread rapidly.
警报迅速传开。 - That's next door's alarm.
是隔壁的报警器。 - I'm really sorry I'm late, Andrew. I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept.
安德鲁，很抱歉我迟到了。我忘了设闹钟，结果睡过头了。 - His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm.
等到晚上9点他还未回家，他的家人便报警了。 - Bedrooms are fitted with alarm pull cords to alert the manager in an emergency.
卧室中装有警报器拉绳，遇到紧急情况时可向经理报警。 - The alarm did go off but all I did was yawn, turn over and go back to sleep.
闹钟确实响了，但我只是打了个哈欠，翻个身又接着睡着了。