| 单词 | siren |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ˈsaɪrən] 美[ˈsaɪrən] |
| 解释 | n.汽笛;妖冶而危险的女人;危险的诱惑;塞壬(古希腊传说中半人半鸟的女海妖,惯以美妙的歌声引诱水手,使他们的船只或触礁或驶入危险水域); |
| 例句 | N-COUNT 汽笛;警报器 A siren is a warning device which makes a long, loud noise. Most fire engines, ambulances, and police cars have sirens. 例:It sounds like an air raid siren.那听起来像是空袭警报。 N-COUNT 妖艳而危险的女人;妖妇 Some people refer to a woman as a siren when they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way. 例:He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin.他把她描述成是红颜祸水——就是她毁掉了自己。 例:...the voluptuous siren with a husky voice.这个声音沙哑、性感迷人的妖女 PHRASE 诱人的东西;诱惑 A siren call or siren song is the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous. 例:Unable to resist the siren call of the cards, he withdrew their savings and headed for Las Vegas...他无法抵挡赌牌的诱惑,便提取了他们的存款前往拉斯韦加斯。 例:He said the United States was not willing to engage in a search for partial solutions — to succumb, as he put it, to a siren song.他说美国不愿意参与仅仅解决部分问题的方案的探索——按照他的说法,这种做法就是向诱惑低头。 |
| 变形 | pl:sirens~ |
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