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

alarm  whistle  signal  

同义参见:

enchantress  beauty  charmer  bell  

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