| 单词 | alarm |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 alarmBrE /əˈlɑːm/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrm/ noun 🔑 [U ]fear and anxiety that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen 惊恐；惊慌；恐慌◆ '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。fearterror ⬥ panic ⬥ alarm ⬥ frightThese are all words for the bad feeling you have when you are afraid.以上各词均表示害怕时的恐慌情绪。fearthe bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you指害怕、惧怕、担忧：◆(a) fear of flying害怕坐飞机◆She showed no fear.她毫无惧色。terrora feeling of extreme fear指惊恐、恐惧、惊骇：◆Her eyes were wild with terror.她的眼睛里充满了恐惧。panica sudden feeling of great fear that cannot be controlled and prevents you from thinking clearly指惊恐、恐慌：◆I had a sudden moment of panic.我突然一阵惊慌。alarmfear or worry that sb feels when sth dangerous or unpleasant might happen指惊恐、惊慌、恐慌：◆The doctor said there was no cause for alarm.医生说不必惊慌。frighta feeling of fear, usually sudden通常指突如其来的惊吓、恐怖：◆She cried out in fright.她吓得大声叫喊。fear or fright?用 fear 还是 fright？Fright is a reaction to sth that has just happened or is happening now. Use fear, but not fright, to talk about things that always frighten you and things that may happen in the future. * fright 指对刚刚发生或正在发生的事情的反应。对一直使人害怕的事物和对未来可能发生的事情感到担忧应该用 fear，而不能用 fright：◆I have a fright of spiders.◆his fright of what might happenPatternsa fear/terror of sthin fear/terror/panic/alarm/frightfear/terror/panic/alarm that…to be filled with fear/terror/panic/alarma feeling of fear/terror/panic/alarm🔑 [C , usually sing. ]a loud noise or a signal that warns people of danger or of a problem 警报◆ 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。 ➡ see also false alarm🔑 [C ]a device that warns people of a particular danger 警报器◆ 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。[C ]a ringing sound or a tune played by a clock or your phone after you have set it to play at a particular time to wake you up （时钟或手机的）闹铃◆ The alarm went off at 7 o'clock . 闹铃在 7 点钟响了。 ● aˈlarm bells ring /start ringing if you say that alarm bells are ringing , you mean that people are starting to feel worried and suspicious 警钟敲响；发出危险信号🔑 alarmBrE /əˈlɑːm/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrm/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they alarm BrE /əˈlɑːm/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrm/ present simple - he / she / it alarms BrE /əˈlɑːmz/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrmz/ past simple alarmed BrE /əˈlɑːmd/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrmd/ past participle alarmed BrE /əˈlɑːmd/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrmd/ -ing form alarming BrE /əˈlɑːmɪŋ/ NAmE /əˈlɑːrmɪŋ/ 🔑 ~sb to make sb anxious or afraid 使惊恐；使害怕；使担心SYN worry◆ 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。frightenscare ⬥ alarm ⬥ terrifyThese words all mean to make sb afraid.以上各词均含使害怕、使恐惧之义。frightento make sb feel afraid, often suddenly指（常突如其来地）使惊吓、使惊恐：◆He brought out a gun and frightened them off.他掏出一把枪，把他们吓跑了。scareto make sb feel afraid指使害怕、使恐惧：◆They managed to scare the bears away.他们设法把那些熊吓跑了。alarmto make sb anxious or afraid指使惊恐、使害怕、使担心：◆It alarms me that nobody takes this problem seriously.谁都不认真对待这个问题，我非常担心。NOTEAlarm is used when sb has a feeling that sth unpleasant or dangerous might happen in the future; the feeling is often more one of worry than actual fear. * alarm 指令人担心不好的事情或危险可能发生，多为忧虑而非真的害怕。terrifyto make sb feel extremely afraid指使恐惧、使十分害怕、使惊吓：◆Flying terrified her.她害怕坐飞机。frighten or scare?用 frighten 还是 scare？Scare is slightly more informal than frighten. * scare 较 frighten 稍非正式。Patternsto frighten/scare sb/sth away/offto frighten/scare/terrify sb into doing sthIt frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me that…It frightens/scares/alarms/terrifies me to think, see, etc.~sth to fit sth such as a door with a device that warns people when sb is trying to enter illegally 给（门等）安装警报器 |
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