alarm

[ə'lɑ:m]

n.警报, 警报器, 惊恐
vt.警告, 使惊恐, 向 ... 报警

n.

1. 警报; 警报器[C]

The doorkeeper gave the alarm as soon as he saw the smoke.

守门人一看见冒烟就发出警报。

2. 闹钟[C] (=alarm clock)

3. 惊慌, 恐惧, 担忧[U]

"What's up? " he asked in alarm.

"出什么事了? "他惊恐地问道。

vt.

1. 向……报警, 向……告急

2. 使惊慌不安, 使恐惧

"Don't be alarmed. I am no robber."

"别慌, 我不是强盗。"

3. 打扰

词形变化

副词: alarmingly | 动词过去式: alarmed | 动词过去分词: alarmed | 动词现在分词: alarming | 动词第三人称单数: alarms |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使惊慌, 使恐惧

startle  disturb  unnerve  arouse  frighten  shock  jar  jolt  agitate

n.警报

signal  warning  call  

同义参见:

fright  terror  consternation  panic  dismay  bell  fear  scare  threat  funk  beacon  siren  

反义参见:

assure  

英英释义

名词 alarm:

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

同义词：dismay, consternation

a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

同义词：warning device, alarm system

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

同义词：alert, warning signal, alarum

a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time

同义词：alarm clock

动词 alarm:

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

同义词：dismay, appal, appall, horrify

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

同义词：alert

短语词组

take alarm at

1. 因……而惊恐

We didn't take alarm at the news.

我们听到这消息并不吃惊。

give/raise the alarm

1. 报警; 引起警觉

The dog's barking gave the alarm.

犬吠声引起了人们的注意。

补充

alarmalarm英:[əˈlɑ:m] 美:[əˈlɑrm]vt.1.警告Before the enemy's attack he crossed the river and alarmed the unarmed villagers.在敌人进攻前, 他过河去向手无寸铁的村民报警。2.使惊慌The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer.我踩断了一根树枝, 把那头鹿吓惊了。n.1.警钟, 警报器, 闹钟He is afraid of waking up late, so he always has an alarm on his bedside table.他怕睡过头，总是在床头小几上放一个闹钟。2.警报Three fire companies answered the alarm.听到警报后, 三个消防队都来了。3.惊恐, 忧虑He jumped up in alarm.他惊慌地跳了起来。

例句

1. Sound the alarm.发出警报。 2. His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm.他晚上9点还没回来, 他的家人便警觉起来。 3. We set the alarm before leaving the house.我们在离开房子之前设好了警报器。 4. There is growing alarm over recent events.近来的几起事件让人越来越怕。 5. She sat up in alarm.她不安地坐了起来。 6. Local people view the road improvements with alarm.当地人以担忧的心情看待道路改造。 7. The alarm didn't go off this morning.闹铃今天早上没响。 8. He set the alarm for 7 o'clock.他把闹铃定到7点。 9. We could not see what had alarmed him.我们看不出是什么让他担心了。 10. The house is fully alarmed.整座房子都装了警报器。 11. to alarm the bank给银行装上报警装置 12. be alarmed at the prospect of…对…的前景感到恐慌 13. The noise of thunder alarmed one all night.隆隆雷声使人整夜不得安宁。 14. the boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm.小舟倾斜，船员们惊恐地叫了起来。 15. he views the right-wing upsurge in Europe with alarm.他恐慌地关注着欧洲的右翼高涨。 16. I hammered on several doors to raise the alarm.我敲了几家门以示警告。 17. Oliver smelled smoke and gave the alarm.奥利弗闻见了烟味发出了警报。 18. a burglar alarm.防盗自动警铃。 19. the government was alarmed by an outbreak of unrest.政府对突发的骚乱警惕起来。 20. [as adj. alarming]our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.我们的乡村正以令人惊恐的速度消失。 21. this door is locked and alarmed between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.这扇门上了锁，而且晚上11点到早上6点都开着警报器。 22. The alarm went off when he opened the door.他一打开门警报器就响了。 23. a car alarm汽车报警器 24. The whole town heard the alarm.整个镇都听见警报了。 25. His long absence from school set (the) alarm bells ringing and we finally called the police.他很久没来上学，这引起了我们的警觉，最终我们报了警。 26. She set the alarm for six o'clock.她把闹钟定在六点钟。 27. The alarm went off at six o'clock.闹钟六点钟响了。 28. The rumors caused widespread alarm and concern.谣言引起了大范围恐慌和忧虑。 29. His parents have expressed alarm about/for his safety.父母对他的安全表示担忧。 30. The new developments are being viewed with alarm.新的进展情况让人们感到恐慌。 31. She looked around in alarm when she heard the noise.听到响声后她惊恐地环视了一下四周。 32. There's no cause for alarm. [=there is no reason to be worried or afraid]不必担心。 33. The dog's barking gave the alarm and the intruders were caught.那只狗的叫声发出警报，入室歹徒被抓住了。 34. A passerby saw the intruders and raised the alarm.过路人看到入室歹徒便发出了警报。 35. They have ignored repeated alarms about the dangers of smoking.他们对于吸烟有害的一再警告置之不理。 36. Economists have raised/sounded the alarm [=have warned people] about a possible recession.经济学家已发出可能会出现经济衰退的警告。 37. Economists have been raising/sounding alarms about a possible recession.经济学家一直在警告可能会出现经济衰退。 38. I didn't mean to alarm you.我并非有意吓你。 39. The rapid spread of the disease has alarmed many people.疾病迅速蔓延，很多人感到恐慌。 40. I was alarmed to see how sick he is.看到他病成这样，我很着急。 41. Many people are alarmed about/at/by the rapid spread of the disease.疾病迅速蔓延，很多人感到恐慌。 42. an alarming number of problems数量惊人的问题 43. It is alarming to see how quickly the disease is spreading.疾病传播如此迅速，真让人担心。 44. The team lost with alarming frequency.这个队屡次失利，让人担忧。