1. 惊恐;忧虑;担心
Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
e.g. The news was greeted with alarm by MPs...
得知这个消息,议员们忧心忡忡。
e.g. She sat up in alarm...
她惊慌得坐了起来。
2. 使惊恐;使忧虑;使担心
If something alarms you, it makes you afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
e.g. We could not see what had alarmed him.
我们搞不明白是什么使他忧虑不安。
3. 警报器
An alarm is an automatic device that warns you of danger, for example by ringing a bell.
alarm是什么意思
e.g. He heard the alarm go off.
他听见警报响了。
e.g. ...an extremely sophisticated alarm system...
极其先进的警报系统
4. 同alarm clock
An alarm is the same as an alarm clock .
5. see also: alarming;alarmed;burglar alarm;car alarm;false alarm;fire alarm;smoke alarm
6. 危险信号;警报
If you say that something sets alarm bells ringing, you mean that it makes people feel worried or concerned about something.
e.g. This has set the alarm bells ringing in Moscow...
这已给莫斯科拉响了警报。
e.g. Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster.
威斯敏斯特的警钟已开始敲响。
7. 发出警报;敲警钟
If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
alarm
e.g. His family raised the alarm when he had not come home by 9pm.
等到晚上9点他还未回家,他的家人便报警了。