Siren
[ 'saɪrən ]
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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）;
📝 例句
The siren also reaches its pinnacle and then suddenly goes off.
警报声达到极限，然后嘎然而止。
The siren warned us that a police car was chasing us.
警报器告诉我们一辆警车正在追我们。
I heard the wail of a police siren.
我听见警笛的尖叫声。
The air is filled with angry shouts, the intermittent siren.
空气中充满着人们愤怒的吼声，断断续续的警报声。
The siren wailed and woke everyone.
警报器尖叫,把人们都惊醒了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ si-拼音“四”,ren-拼音“人”:四个人是妖妇
※ si-拼音“死”,ren-拼音“人”:发现死人,快拉警报器(警车的警报器一响可能哪死人了)
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
siren
n
1 device that makes a long loud sound as a signal or warning 汽笛; 警报器
an air-raid siren 空袭警报器
a police siren 警察用的警报器
an ambulance/a fire-engine racing along with its sirens wailing 响著警报器急驰而过的救护车[消防车].
2 (in Greek mythology) one of a number of winged women whose songs lured sailors to their destruction （希腊神话中的）塞壬（半鸟半女人的怪物, 常用美妙的歌声引诱航海者触礁毁灭）.
3 woman regarded as fascinating and dangerous 妖艳而危险的女人.
🎯 考研助记
死(si)人(ren)拉响 警报器 网友：yqy 补充：来了几位（n）先生（sire），赶紧拉响警报器
🔁 扩展释义
*['saiәrin]n. 女海妖, 妖女, 警报器, 汽笛, 迷人的美女a. 诱惑的vi. 响着警报器前进【医】 并腿畸胎
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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Now that they could ride horses, it became easier to hunt the bison, a type of cattle which used to exist in huge numbers on the plains of America.
当他们从一个营地搬到另一个营地去的时候，他们就可以利用这些野马来运载货物。既然土著人会骑马了，猎取野牛也就容易了。这种野牛以前是成群结队地生活在美洲平原上的。
Most of them were able to climb out in time. However four men were not quick enough to escape the flames.
大部分工人能够及时逃生。可是有4个工人来不及逃离火场。
How did the bees know exactly in which diection to fly?
蜜蜂是怎样确切地知道朝哪个方向飞呢？