siren

英 [ˈsaɪrən]

美 [ˈsaɪrən]

n.  汽笛; 警报器; 塞壬(古希腊神话中半人半鸟或半人半鱼的女海妖，以美妙歌声诱使航海者驶向礁石或进入危险水域); 妖冶而危险的女人; 性感妖女

复数：sirens　

CET6考研GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9836 / COCA.6750

牛津词典

noun

• 汽笛；警报器
  a device that makes a long loud sound as a signal or warning
  1. an air-raid siren
     空袭警报器
  2. A police car raced past with its siren wailing.
     一辆警车鸣着警报器飞驰而过。
• 塞壬（古希腊神话中半人半鸟或半人半鱼的女海妖，以美妙歌声诱使航海者驶向礁石或进入危险水域）
  (in ancient Greek stories) any of a group of sea creatures that were part woman and part bird, or part woman and part fish, whose beautiful singing made sailors sail towards them into rocks or dangerous waters
• 妖冶而危险的女人；性感妖女
  a woman who is very attractive or beautiful but also dangerous
• 危险的诱惑
  the temptation to do sth that seems very attractive but that will have bad results
  1. The government must resist the siren voices calling for tax cuts.
     政府万万不可听信那些鼓吹减税的动听言辞。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 汽笛;警报器
  Asirenis a warning device which makes a long, loud noise. Most fire engines, ambulances, and police cars have sirens.
  1. 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 asirenwhen they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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
  Asiren callorsiren songis the appeal that something has although it is harmful or dangerous.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs
• an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
• a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
• a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
  Synonym:enchantresstemptressDelilahfemme fatale

双语例句

• Quit work when the siren sounds.
  汽笛响时停止工作。
• 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。
• He switched on the flashing light and set off the siren.
  他交换了在闪光灯和引起了警报器。
• An ambulance with a whooping siren went by and we had to wait.
  一辆救护车带着呼啸的警笛声驶来，我们不得不等它开过去。
• The siren reaches its top and then suddenly goes off.
  警报声响到了极点接着突然消失。
• Suddenly I heard a siren behind us.
  突然我听到警笛在后面响起来。
• The siren he thought he heard was only a fancy.
  他以为听到了警报声，其实只是幻觉。
• It sounds like an air raid siren.
  那听起来像是空袭警报。
• Newt imitated a police siren softly.
  纽特轻轻地模仿了一声警笛鸣叫。
• The tiresome pirate sounded siren and letl off fireworks.
  讨厌的海盗鸣汽笛放焰火。