siren

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siren 指女海妖或警报器,引申为诱惑的美女或形容诱惑的,也可作动词表示响警报前进。

用法要点

名词用法

作为名词时,siren 可指神话中的女海妖,也指警报器或汽笛,常用于描述声音或危险信号。

• the siren of an ambulance
• a siren's call

形容词用法

作为形容词时,siren 描述具有诱惑性或迷人的特质,通常用于文学或正式语境。

• siren song
• siren beauty

动词用法

作为不及物动词时,siren 表示车辆或船只响着警报器前进,常用于新闻报道或描述紧急情况。

• The police car sirened through the streets.
• The ambulance sirened to the hospital.

介词搭配

siren 常与介词如 of、for 连用,表示警报器的来源或目的,例如警报器的声音或为某事响警报。

• the siren of danger
• siren for help

基础例句

I heard a siren outside and knew something was wrong.

我听到外面有警报声,知道出事了。

The fire truck's siren was so loud it startled everyone.

消防车的警报声太响了,把大家都吓了一跳。

She has a siren-like voice that captivates audiences.

她有一种像海妖般的声音,能迷住观众。

Don't be fooled by her siren charm; she can be tricky.

别被她那诱惑的魅力骗了,她可能很狡猾。

高级例句

In Homer's Odyssey, the sirens lured sailors to their doom with enchanting songs.

在荷马的《奥德赛》中,女海妖用迷人的歌声引诱水手走向毁灭。

The company issued a siren warning about potential cybersecurity threats in their annual report.

公司在年度报告中发出了关于潜在网络安全威胁的警报。

Emergency vehicles must siren through traffic to reach accident scenes promptly.

紧急车辆必须响着警报穿过交通,以便及时到达事故现场。

The siren call of quick profits often leads investors to make risky decisions.

快速利润的诱惑常常导致投资者做出冒险的决定。

高频搭配

verb

sound a sirenhear a sirenactivate the sirenignore the sirenrespond to the siren

adjective

loud sirendistant sirenemergency sirenseductive sirenwarning siren

noun

air raid sirenpolice sirenfire sirensiren callsiren song

adverb

suddenly sirenedloudly sireningpersistently sirening

preposition

siren of dangersiren for evacuationsiren in the distance

phrase

siren's songsiren warningsiren blaringsiren going offsiren alert

常见错误

❌ 错误:The siren is singing.
✓ 正确:The siren is sounding.

错误:用'singing'描述警报器声音不自然,警报器通常发出警报声而非唱歌。正确:用'sounding'表示发出声音,更符合英语习惯。

❌ 错误:He is a siren.
✓ 正确:He is like a siren.

错误:直接说'He is a siren'可能被误解为他是警报器或女海妖,不适用于形容男性。正确:用'like a siren'比喻其诱惑性,更准确且避免歧义。

近义词辨析

alarm

alarm 泛指警报或警报装置,更通用;siren 特指发出声音的警报器,常与紧急车辆相关,更具象。

The fire alarm went off, but the siren on the truck was louder.

temptress

temptress 专指诱惑女性的名词,强调性别;siren 作为名词可指女海妖或警报器,作为形容词描述诱惑性,用法更广。

She was called a temptress for her allure, while the siren song in the story symbolized danger.