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sirens

UK //ˈsaɪə.rənz//US //ˈsaɪ.rənz//

词源

源自希腊语 Σειρήν (Seirḗn),经拉丁语 Siren 传入英语,原指神话中的海妖。警报器义项因类似神话中迷惑人的声音而得名。

noun

❶ 指警报器或警笛发出的声音,通常用于紧急车辆如救护车、消防车或警车,以警示行人或车辆让行。

“The ambulance sped past with its sirens blaring.”

(救护车鸣着警笛疾驰而过。)

“We could hear the sirens from the fire station several blocks away.”

(我们能听到几个街区外消防站的警笛声。)

❶ 在希腊神话中,指用美妙歌声诱惑水手导致船只失事的半人半鸟生物,常象征危险诱惑。

“Odysseus had his crew tie him to the mast to resist the sirens' song.”

(奥德修斯让船员把他绑在桅杆上以抵抗塞壬的歌声。)

“The ancient tale warns of the sirens luring sailors to their doom.”

(这个古老故事警示塞壬会引诱水手走向毁灭。)

同义词:alarms, horns, warning signals, mermaids, temptresses

常见短语

sirens' call — 比喻极具吸引力但可能导致危险的事物或诱惑,源自希腊神话中塞壬的歌声。

“The promise of quick money was like the sirens' call to the inexperienced investors.”

(快速赚钱的承诺对缺乏经验的投资者来说如同塞壬的呼唤。)