siren 详细解释
siren
['saiərin]
n.汽笛, 警报器
n.[希神]塞壬(半鸟半女人的怪物), 妖妇, 迷人的女人
n.[C]
1. 汽笛; 警报器
We heard the wailing of fire-engine sirens.
我们听到救火车汽笛的尖啸声。
2. 【希神】(大写)塞壬(半人半鸟的女海妖, 以歌声吸引水手并使船只遇难)
3. 迷人的女人, 妖妇
It is said that she is a siren.
据说她是个妖艳女人。
4. 歌声动人的女歌手
5. 【鱼】鳗螈
a.
诱人的, 迷人的
词形变化
名词复数:sirens
词义辨析
同义:
n.汽笛; 警报
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 siren:
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
同义词:enchantress, temptress, Delilah, femme fatale
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
补充
sirensiren英:[ˈsaiərin] 美:[ˈsaɪrən]n.1.汽笛, 警报器In big cities you always hear sirens all the time.在大城市里, 你总能听到警笛声。2.迷人的女人, 妖妇That woman is a real siren.那女人真是条美女蛇。例句
1. the distant wail of police sirens远处警笛的尖啸声 2. The fire trucks sirened by.消防车鸣着警笛开了过去。 3. ambulance sirens.救护车警报器。 4. a mountaineer who hears the siren song of K2.听到乔戈里峰怪叫声的登山运动员。 5. an air-raid siren空袭警报器 6. Three fire engines raced past, sirens wailing.三辆消防车疾驶而过,一路鸣着警报器。 7. an ambulance siren救护车警报器 8. the wailing of air-raid sirens空袭警报器的长鸣 9. We heard police sirens. [=sirens on police cars]我们听到了警车警报器的声音。 10. a Hollywood siren好莱坞的艳星