| 单词 | code red |
| 释义 | > as lemmascode red code red n. (also with capital initials) (an urgent warning signalling) a state of emergency or imminent danger; a situation requiring immediate action; cf. red adj. 16. ΚΠ 1957 Mag. Fantasy & Sci. Fiction Aug. 23/2 ‘What are you going to do?’ ‘Announce Code Red, place the ship off limits, put an armed guard on it.’ 1973 Sioux Center (Iowa) News 14 June 7/4 The R.N. who takes the message will call a ‘Code Red’ on the intercom and have all employees report to the nurses stations. 1980 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 27 Mar. Buzzers shriek. Lights flash. Needles quiver at the wrong ends of gauges and dials. ‘This is Pilgrim nuclear station. We have a code red. I repeat—we have a code red.’ 2016 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 24 Dec. Yo, guys, got an urgent code red situation here—Charlotte's nappy needs changing. < as lemmas |
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