| 单词 | fire alarm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire alarm fire alarm n. (a) a device or system designed to raise the alarm in the event of a fire, typically by emitting a loud noise; (b) a warning of fire (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > warning of fire fire alarm1763 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > device warning of fire fire bell1596 fire-drum1739 fire alarm1763 fire-roll1830 thermostat1881 thermo-call1895 1763 Public Advertiser 28 Oct. A Grant passed the Great Seal to John Green, of St. Martin's-Court, London, Watchmaker, for his new invented Machine, called a Fire Alarm. 1788 T. D. tr. F. von der Trenck Memoirs II. 138 The major du jour..was obliged to go hastily into the town, where the fire-alarm was beat. 1840 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 750/1 A postilion blew his horn as if he wished to raise a fire-alarm through the town. 1967 Changing Times Oct. 13 (heading) At last, a guide to home fire alarms. 2005 Tampa Bay (Florida) Mag. Nov. 24/2 When they lit all the candles on my last birthday cake, it set off the fire alarm. < as lemmas |
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