alarm bell

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sudden awareness of danger. figuratively,plural-normally
    — The specter of women in factories, women in schoolrooms, and women attending — a lot less addressing — public meetings set off alarm bells in the South.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alarm, bell.
    — He put his foot on a concealed button under his desk and rang an alarm bell. He always had two strongarm men lolling around in an office down the passage.

词形变化

alarm bells plural
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