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单词	wake-up call
释义	wake-up callˈwake-up ˌcall noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The latest report on increased drug use is a wake-up call for America. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Clinton recently had a wake-up call. My wake-up call arrived when the amount of spam selling lists of e-mail addresses exceeded that pushing miracle diet drugs. Seattle was, as everybody now says, a wake-up call. That had been his wake-up call. They needed a mighty wake-up call as much as they needed to learn the parts of speech. This should be a wake-up call to everyone. 1an experience or event that shocks you and makes you realize that you must do something to change a situation:  The success of extremist groups in the elections should be a wake-up call to all decent citizens.2a telephone call that someone makes to you, especially at a hotel, to wake you up in the morning SYN  alarm call
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