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单词 alarum
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Definition of alarum in English:

alarum

nounəˈlɑːrəməˈlɑrəm
  • archaic term for alarm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chorus is so desperate and unhinged it should replace its namesake across the country; a frightened alarum to all that there's trouble around and it's far closer than you think.
    • Down underneath New York City, in a network of tunnels and caverns, rat-populated, perspiring, rumbling, lonely, I was troubled, as I have often been troubled, by these alarums of conscience.
    • The central officials of the Allawi government were secular ex-Baathists, many of whom sounded alarums about Iran.
    • ‘I'm not as disturbed by the present alarums as some people,’ he says, recalling that his predecessor, Richard Lambert, took over on January 1 1991.
    • Echoes of past alarums and discussions in the Culture Wars sphere of influence.

Phrases

  • alarums and excursions

    • humorous Confused activity and uproar.

      〈幽默〉喧闹,骚动

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The story quickly died, drowned out by fresher alarums and excursions in Europe and elsewhere.
      • The Palghat pass, 32 km broad, has played a bigger role in the alarums and excursions of history.
      • CHICAGO - Here are the latest alarums and excursions relevant to Midwest technology entrepreneurs.
      • Hobsbawm laments: ‘Alas, (the pamphlet) has been lost in the alarums and excursions of the century.’

Definition of alarum in US English:

alarum

nounəˈlɑrəməˈlärəm
  • archaic term for alarm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chorus is so desperate and unhinged it should replace its namesake across the country; a frightened alarum to all that there's trouble around and it's far closer than you think.
    • The central officials of the Allawi government were secular ex-Baathists, many of whom sounded alarums about Iran.
    • Down underneath New York City, in a network of tunnels and caverns, rat-populated, perspiring, rumbling, lonely, I was troubled, as I have often been troubled, by these alarums of conscience.
    • ‘I'm not as disturbed by the present alarums as some people,’ he says, recalling that his predecessor, Richard Lambert, took over on January 1 1991.
    • Echoes of past alarums and discussions in the Culture Wars sphere of influence.

Phrases

  • alarums and excursions

    • humorous Confused activity and uproar.

      〈幽默〉喧闹,骚动

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Hobsbawm laments: ‘Alas, (the pamphlet) has been lost in the alarums and excursions of the century.’
      • CHICAGO - Here are the latest alarums and excursions relevant to Midwest technology entrepreneurs.
      • The story quickly died, drowned out by fresher alarums and excursions in Europe and elsewhere.
      • The Palghat pass, 32 km broad, has played a bigger role in the alarums and excursions of history.
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