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单词 clarion call
释义
clarion callclar‧i‧on call /ˈklæriən ˌkɔːl $ -ˌkɒːl/ noun [countable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINclarion call
Origin:
1800-1900 clarion type of trumpet (used for battle signals) 1300-1400 Medieval Latin clario, from Latin clarus; CLEAR1
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Taken together, the studies are a clarion call to doctors to make drug therapy safer.
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  • Ability apart, if such determination should only result in defeat, then what price the victor's clarion call?
  • But just supposing yesterday's clarion call is the answer to the serious concerns which exist about reading standards in schools.
a strong and direct request for people to do something:  This election is a clarion call for our country to face the challenges ahead.
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