单词
siren
读音
ˈsaɪrən
美式 ˈsaɪrən
英式 ˈsaɪrən
词根
Siren 这个词源于希腊神话中的女妖"Seirenes"，她们通常用她们的歌唱来引诱航海者。这也影响了现在该词语的另一含义，即响亮的警告信号，通常由警察、消防车或救护车使用。
释义
["n. 汽笛；迷人的女人；歌声动人的女歌手\n adj. 迷人的\n vi. 响着警报器行驶\n vt. 引诱\n \n [\n 复数\n sirens\n 第三人称单数\n sirens\n 现在分词\n sirening\n 过去式\n sirened\n 过去分词\n sirened\n ]"]
例句
The horse spooked at the siren.
警报器一响，马受惊了。
It sounds like an air raid siren.
这听起来像是空袭警报。
Mary heard the penetrating siren of an ambulance.
玛丽听到了救护车刺耳的警报声。
For example, a film-maker might opt to include the background sound of an ambulance's siren while the foreground sound and image portrays an arguing couple
The horse spooked at the siren.
警报器一响，马受惊了。
It sounds like an air raid siren.
这听起来像是空袭警报。
Mary heard the penetrating siren of an ambulance.
玛丽听到了救护车刺耳的警报声。
For example, a film-maker might opt to include the background sound of an ambulance's siren while the foreground sound and image portrays an arguing couple
强化记忆
你可以通过以下方式来记忆此词： * 希腊神话中的"Sirens"（美人鱼）用歌声诱惑航海者，而今天的紧急车辆（警车、消防车、救护车）也使用"sirens"来发出响亮的警告信号。 * 把"siren"音译为"死人"，发音相似并且与希腊神话中的美人鱼引诱死人的画面相吻合。
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Definitely no. [Several hours after lunch](Siren)No. Get out of here.
Let me show you one which actually makes some sound.(Siren noise)And the last example,
But just as the prisoners began to run for their lives,an air raid siren alerted her captors.Noor was caught once again and sent to a German prison.
changes color slightly,much like the pitch of the police car siren changesas it speeds past you.
They sounded like they were coming from another universe;a siren song being broadcast from the darkest reaches of the sea.These weren't the typical harmonious whale songs
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出国,专升本-自考,其他
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