🔔tocsin (tóksīn)

noun
/ˈtɒksɪn/
警报钟 (jingbao zhong)

含义

an alarm bell or signal; a warning that something bad is about to happen
含义翻译
一种警报钟或信号;警告即将发生不好的事情
yi zhong jingbao zhong huo xinhao; jinggao jijiang fasheng buhao de shiqing

例句

The data breach sounded a tocsin for stricter security.

数据泄露响起了警报钟,警示着需要更严格的安全措施。
Shuju xielu xiangqi le jingbao zhong, jingshi zhe xuyao geng yange de anquan cuoshi.

同义词

alarm, warning, alert, bell

反义词

silence, reassurance, calm

搭配词

sound the tocsin, ring the tocsin, political tocsin, tocsin of danger

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