siren
发音
英 [ˈsaɪrən]
美 [ˈsaɪrən]
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- 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）
单词词源
siren 塞ft，性感妖女，汽笛，警笛，警报器
来自拉丁语 Siren,来自希腊语 Seiren,塞ft，古希腊神话中居住于海岛上的精灵，通过诱惑性 的歌声吸引水手将船只划向她们所在岛屿处的万丈海渊。其名字字面意思可能为绑定者，捆 绑者，来自 seira,绳子，绳索，词源同 series.引申词义汽笛，警笛，警报器等。
双语例句
- 1. Police have unveiled a pedal-powered patrol car complete with siren and blue flashing light .
- 英国警察近日发明了一辆配有警笛和蓝色闪光灯的脚踏巡逻车。
- 2. A plaintive siren wails as a government unit , invisible in the darkness , patrols .
- 夜幕里若隐若现的政府军队正在巡逻，悲伤的警笛不时响起。
- 3. Four years ago , tenants were leaving as if a siren was blasting in the hallway .
- 四年前，房客们纷纷搬走，就像大厅里的警报器响了一样。
- 4. People also picked out some fashion moments that were just inglorious , including unfortunate red carpet appearances by rita wilson , the actress wife of tom hanks , and former screen siren sharon stone .
- 《人物》杂志还评选出一些不雅的时尚瞬间，包括汤姆？汉克斯的妻子、女星利塔？威尔森和前银幕“性感妖女”莎朗？斯通尴尬的红毯秀。
- 5. Israelis stood silent by their vehicles in jerusalem as a siren sounded across the country for two minutes to commemorate victims of the holocaust .
- 警笛声响起的那一刻，耶路撒冷的以色列人静静地站在他们的汽车旁为大屠杀中遇难的人默哀两分钟。
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