sirens
英 [ˈsaɪərənz]
美 [ˈsaɪrənz]
n. 汽笛; 警报器; 塞壬(古希腊神话中半人半鸟或半人半鱼的女海妖,以美妙歌声诱使航海者驶向礁石或进入危险水域); 妖冶而危险的女人; 性感妖女
siren的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 汽笛;警报器
Asirenis a warning device which makes a long, loud noise. Most fire engines, ambulances, and police cars have sirens.- It sounds like an air raid siren.
那听起来像是空袭警报。
- It sounds like an air raid siren.
- N-COUNT 妖艳而危险的女人;妖妇
Some people refer to a woman as asirenwhen they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way.- He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin.
他把她描述成是红颜祸水——就是她毁掉了自己。 - ...the voluptuous siren with a husky voice.
这个声音沙哑、性感迷人的妖女
- He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin.
- PHRASE 诱人的东西;诱惑
Asiren callorsiren songis the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous.- Unable to resist the siren call of the cards, he withdrew their savings and headed for Las Vegas...
他无法抵挡赌牌的诱惑,便提取了他们的存款前往拉斯韦加斯。 - He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions — to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song.
他说美国不愿意参与仅仅解决部分问题的方案的探索——按照他的说法,这种做法就是向诱惑低头。
- Unable to resist the siren call of the cards, he withdrew their savings and headed for Las Vegas...