"alarm" in Chinese (Simplified)
警报闹钟惊慌
Definition
Alarm 指提示危险或问题的声音或信号,也可以指设定在某个时间叫醒你的装置。它还可以表示突然产生的惊慌或担忧。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常见搭配有 'set an alarm'、'alarm clock'、'fire alarm' 和 'burglar alarm'。表示情绪时,'alarm' 较正式,常见于 'to my alarm'、'cause alarm';日常口语里人们更常说 'worry' 或 'panic'。
Examples
I set my alarm for 6:30.
我把**闹钟**设在了 6:30。
The fire alarm went off during class.
上课时,**火警警报**响了。
The news caused alarm in the town.
这条消息在镇上引起了**恐慌**。
Did your alarm not go off, or were you just ignoring it?
你的**闹钟**没响,还是你故意不理它?
At first I thought the car alarm was part of the song.
一开始我还以为汽车**警报**是歌里的一部分。
To my alarm, the door was already open when I got home.
令我**惊恐**的是,我到家时门已经开着了。