Word · Frequency #9836
siren
警报器;警笛
核心释义
a device that gives a loud wailing signal as an alarm, or the sound it makes
- 1.
歌唱甜美并迷人的人。
One who sings sweetly and charms.
- 2.
半人半鸟的海妖,传说用歌声引诱船员触礁身亡
a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
- 3.
妖媚诱人的女子。
A dangerously seductive woman.
- 4.
妖艳危险的女人;祸水
a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
- 5.
海牛目哺乳动物的一种。
A member of Sirenia, an order of mammals.
- 6.
发出刺耳鸣响的警报信号;汽笛
a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
- 7.
鳗螈属水生蝾螈的一种,通常指鳗螈科所有物种。
A member of a genus of aquatic salamanders of the family Sirenidae, commonly used for all species in the family Sirenidae.
- 8.
紫蛱蝶属的多种蛱蝶。
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Hestina.
- 9.
一种机械或电子装置,发出刺耳的警报声或信号声;或该装置发出的声音。
A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
- 10.
一种乐器,是交响乐团打击乐组中罕见的气鸣乐器之一(1895年以Acme Siren获得专利)。
A musical instrument, one of the few aerophones in the percussion section of the symphony orchestra (patented as Acme Siren in 1895).
- 11.
用于演示拍频和组合音律的仪器。
An instrument for demonstrating the laws of beats and combination tones.
- 12.
可用于计算宇宙距离的天体物理事件。
An astrophysical event that can be used for calculating cosmic distances.
危险而妖艳的女子;祸水;塞壬;以歌声引诱水手的海妖;歌喉迷人的歌手;海牛;儒艮;鳗螈
用法In use
In Greek mythology, the siren's beautiful voice led sailors to their doom.
用法提示:此处 'siren' 指神话中的女海妖,名词。
The police car's siren blared as it sped down the street.
用法提示:此处 'siren' 指警报器,名词。
She was a siren, captivating everyone with her charm.
用法提示:此处 'siren' 比喻迷人的美女,名词。
a + siren (indefinite, countable noun)
指希腊神话中半鸟半女人的海妖,用歌声引诱水手。
The sailors were lured by a siren.
水手们被一个女海妖引诱了。
the + siren (definite, countable noun)
指发出响亮警告声的装置,如消防车或警车上的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- siren's song
- 海妖的歌声(比喻致命的诱惑)
- The sailor was lured by the siren's song and crashed his ship onto the rocks.水手被海妖的歌声引诱,船只撞上礁石。
- siren call
- 诱惑性的召唤
- The promise of easy money is a siren call that many cannot resist.轻松赚钱的承诺是许多人无法抗拒的诱惑。
- police siren
- 警笛
- I heard the police siren approaching from behind.我听到警笛从后面逼近。
- ambulance siren
- 救护车警报器
- The ambulance siren wailed as it rushed through the busy streets.救护车警报器呼啸着穿过繁忙的街道。
- siren wailing
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象海上女妖用歌声引诱水手触礁,警报声就像她的尖叫,记忆为‘妖女尖叫=警报’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:emergency vehicles、air raid warnings、factory accident alarms 通常用于指发出刺耳警报声的装置,比较常见于紧急车辆、防空警报或工厂事故报警等场景。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为sirens。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same '-en' spelling and the unstressed /ən/ ending, but note that the stressed vowel sound in 'siren' (/aɪ/) differs from the vowels in the listed words (e.g., /ɪ/, /ʌ/, /oʊ/, /æ/, etc.). They are not perfect rhymes but can help learners recognize the common /ən/ ending.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.