1TWARNa piece of equipment that makes very loudwarning sounds, used on police cars, fire engines etc 〔警车、消防车等的〕汽笛,警报器
the wail of the ambulance sirens
救护车汽笛的尖啸
I heard police sirens in the distance.
我听到了远处的警笛声。
2siren voices/song/callliteraryPERSUADEencouragement to do something that seems very good, especially when this could have bad results 诱人的花言巧语〔尤指可能有不良后果〕
siren voices calling for the sale of weapons to the region
the Sirens• The station doors opened and the sirens started screaming.• He saved the heroes, too, from the Sirens.• Before long he would hear the sirens of approaching police cars come at my summons to arrest him for being off limits.• From Circe he had learned that they must pass the island of the Sirens.• Once more politics was tempted by the songthe sirens sang.• He felt the heatbeating in, midnightvibrations, the sirens down Canal, the growl of some solo drunk.• That's when the sirens went and we had to go to the shelter.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIREN | SIREN + VERBADJECTIVE➤approaching越來越近的警笛聲◇The cars had stopped at the sound of the approaching siren.這些汽車聽到愈來愈近的警笛聲便停了下來。➤distant遠處的警笛聲➤blaring, wailing刺耳的警笛聲◇the blaring sirens of ambulances and police cars救護車和警車刺耳的笛聲➤air-raid, ambulance, emergency, fire, police, tornado, warning空襲警報器;救護車警報器;緊急報警器;救火車警報器;警笛;龍捲風警報;警報器VERB + SIREN➤put on, sound, switch on響起汽笛聲;打開警報器◇The ships all sounded their sirens.輪船齊聲鳴笛。➤hear聽到警報器鳴響SIREN + VERB➤go, go off, sound, start, start up警報器響起▸➤blare, scream, wail警報器發出刺耳的聲音;警報器尖叫◇The ambulance sped off with its siren wailing.救護車響着刺耳的警報聲疾馳而過。