"siren" in Chinese (Traditional)
警報器汽笛
Definition
「siren」指的是救護車、警車、警報系統或船隻發出的響亮警示聲,也可以指發出這種聲音的裝置。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這個詞最常指救護車、警車等發出的警報聲,如 'an ambulance siren'、'police siren'。也可指大樓警報或空襲警報。不要和希臘神話中的 'Siren' 混淆,後者通常大寫或出現在文學語境中。
Examples
I heard a siren outside the hospital.
我聽到醫院外面有**警報聲**。
The fire truck turned on its siren.
消防車打開了**警報器**。
When the siren sounded, everyone stopped working.
當**警報器**響起時,大家都停止了工作。
We were halfway through dinner when a siren went past and the whole street got quiet.
我們晚飯喫到一半時,一陣**警笛聲**經過,整條街都安靜了下來。
That siren has been going off all morning — I hope everything's okay.
那個**警報器**整個早上都在響——希望一切都沒事。
The siren on the police car got louder as it came closer.
警車上的**警報器**隨著靠近變得越來越響。