| 单词 | red alert |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred alert red alert n. (originally Military) an urgent warning of imminent danger; an instruction to prepare for an emergency, or, in a hospital, to admit only emergency cases; a state of readiness for an emergency; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > specific types of warning by-warning1542 gypsy's warning1824 red warning1940 yellow1940 red alert1941 yellow alert1941 red1943 code1957 amber alert1958 content warning1977 trigger warning1993 1941 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 10 Dec. 12/2 A ‘red’ alert, indicating ‘aircraft overhead’, was issued by the Fourth interceptor command at San Francisco. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xxvii. 203 His every move will be under red-alert watch. 1975 Times 26 Nov. 1/4 The health authorities at Croydon yesterday put out a ‘red’ alert of hospital beds... Hospitals in its area will take only emergencies. 1981 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Feb. 9/1 The red alert flashed here a few weeks ago—warning of incoming semantic missiles from the new Secretary of State, Al Haig. 2006 R. Everett Red Carpets & Other Banana Skins xiv. 136 ‘Oh,’ I said, outwardly nonchalant, but inside on red alert. < as lemmas |
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