1. | [u] 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。 |
2. | [c][ususing] 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。 |
3. | [c] 警报器a device that warns people of a particular danger |
a burglar/fire/smoke alarm 防盗╱防火╱烟雾警报器 | |
The cat set off the alarm(= made it start ringing) . 猫碰响了警铃。 | |
A car alarm went off in the middle of the night(= started ringing) . 半夜里一辆汽车的警报器突然响了起来。 |