单词	siren
释义	sirensi‧ren /ˈsaɪərən $ ˈsaɪr-/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsiren Origin: 1300-1400 Old French sereine, from Latin siren, from Greek seiren; 1 French sirène, from Old French sereine Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS At six, he sounds the siren on his way home to supper and usually is a few minutes fast. Bet you didn't know, for instance, that there's a nuclear siren right here in the village? I fall asleep to the drone of sirens and helicopters overhead. I howl with the blaring of the air raid sirens. In the distance a siren wailed. There's this siren going behind me, getting louder and louder, and I turn round to have a look. Voices, music, sirens, horns were louder, brasher, more frantic. With sirens blaring and amber lights flashing, the squad cars slewed to a halt at the rear of a war-torn Cadillac. word sets WORD SETS► TECHNOLOGY AC, accessory, nounadapter, nounadhesive, nounaerate, verbaerosol, nounair conditioning, nounair lock, nounairtight, adjectivealarm, nounandroid, nounantenna, nounarm, nounattachment, nounaxle, nounbaffle, nounball bearing, nounballcock, nounbarrel, nounbearing, nounbelt, nounbenzine, nounbinder, nounbinoculars, nounblock and tackle, nounblower, nounboarding, nounbolt, nounbrad, nounbrake fluid, nounbrush, nounbucket, nounbuffer, nounbulb, nounBulldog clip, nounbutton, nounbuzzer, nouncable, nouncalibre, nouncam, nouncan, nouncar, nouncarriage, nouncartridge, nouncasing, nouncaster, nouncatalytic converter, nouncentrifuge, nounchannel, nounchicken wire, nounchute, nouncladding, nounclamp, nouncleat, nouncog, nouncogwheel, nouncombination lock, nouncompartment, nouncompressor, nounconcave, adjectiveconcavity, nounconfiguration, nouncontrol, nouncord, nouncounter, nouncrank, nouncutout, nouncyborg, nouncycle, noundamper, noundetector, noundevelop, verbdevice, noundial, noundie, verbdigital, adjectivedispenser, noundissipation, noundistill, verbdrum, nounduct, noundurable goods, noundynamite, noundynamite, verbenergize, verbengage, verbexhaust, nounextractor, nounfacility, nounfail-safe, adjectivefaucet, nounfeed, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfield test, nounfilament, nounfilter, nounfirst generation, nounfitting, nounflange, nounflare, nounflex, nounfloodlight, nounfluid, nounfluoridate, verbflush, verbflywheel, nounfoam, verbframe, nounframework, nounfunnel, noungabardine, noungasket, noungas turbine, noungear, noungel, verbgelatinous, adjectivegelignite, noungenetic fingerprinting, nounglaze, verbglue, noungoggles, noungrab, noungrease, noungrease, verbgrid, noungrind, verbgrindstone, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounhandmade, adjectivehandsfree, adjectivehardware, nounharness, nounhasp, nounheavy-duty, adjectiveheavy metal, nounhessian, nounhigh-definition, adjectivehigh-powered, adjectivehinge, nounhooter, nounhousing, nounhub, nounhumidifier, nounincinerate, verbincinerator, nounindustrial arts, nounIndustrial Revolution, the, nouninlay, nouninlet, nouninoperative, adjectiveinsecticide, nouninset, verbinstall, verbinstallation, nouninstrumentation, nouninsulate, verbintake, nouninternal combustion engine, nouninverse, adjectiveionizer, nouniron, nouniron, verbjack, nounjib, nounkey, nounkeyboard, verbkey card, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkingpin, nounlaser, nounLCD, nounlead, nounlens, nounlever, nounlie detector, nounlift, nounlight bulb, nounlinseed oil, nounlistening device, nounlocomotion, nounloop, verbLuddite, nounmachine, verbmachine-made, adjectivemagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmantle, nounmanual, adjectivemap, verbmarker, nounmastic, nounmaterial, nounmechanism, nounmedium, nounmembrane, nounmesh, verbmetal detector, nounmethanol, nounmeths, nounmethyl alcohol, nounmica, nounmicro-, prefixmicroscope, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemode, nounmortise lock, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnail, verbnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnitroglycerine, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoperable, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounoperational research, nounoperator, nounoutlet, nounoxidize, verboxygen mask, nounozone-friendly, adjectivepad, nounpadlock, nounpaper, nounpart, nounpaving, nounPhotostat, nounpinion, nounpipe, nounpipette, nounpocket calculator, nounpointer, nounpolygraph, nounportico, nounpropellant, nounpump-action, adjectiverack, nounreel, nounrefrigerate, verbrelease, verbrelease, nounremote control, nounreservoir, nounresolution, nounrespirator, nounrobot, nounrobotics, nounsafe, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounsensitize, verbsetting, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbsiphon, nounsiren, nounskeleton key, nounslat, nounslide, nounsling, nounsmoke alarm, nounsonic, adjectivesoot, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspring, nounsprocket, nounstaple, nounsteel wool, nounsucker, nounsuction, nounSuperglue, nounswivel, nountab, nountackle, nountank, nountape, nountaper, nountechnological, adjectivetechnologist, nountechnophobe, nountelescopic, adjectivetesting ground, nountest tube, nounthinner, nounthread, nountoken, nountreadle, nountrestle, nountrestle table, nountube, nountubing, nountubular, adjectivetwo-edged, adjectivetypewriter, noununscrew, verbuntreated, adjectivevacuum-packed, adjectivevent, nounvial, nounwasher, nounwater softener, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewing nut, nounwooden, adjectivework-surface, nounzapper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► song · Then, unable to resist the telephonic siren song, she picked it up. ► voice · This coalition must hold together in the post-war settlement and resist the siren voices calling for a huge re-arming of the region.· Mr. Sheerman Is not it time that the Minister ignored some of the siren voices behind her? VERB► hear · All you ever hear are bass-lines and sirens, sirens and bass-lines.· At night the neighborhood hummed with air-conditioners; no one would hear sirens or alarms.· We hear police sirens across the silence, bouncing off the shrouded Louisiana forests.· When you hear a siren, that means a police car, a fire engine, or an ambulance is going somewhere.· Suppose that I believe that there is a police car in the road outside because I can hear a police siren.· Miguel could hear distant sirens, muffled screams, the chink and crackle of falling glass.· Before long he would hear the sirens of approaching police cars come at my summons to arrest him for being off limits.· He could hear the siren, was vaguely conscious of a flickering blue light. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► siren voices/song/call Daniel Boone heard it: the siren song of the open road, beckoning him to pack up and go. Forty Niners president Carmen Policy called the lure of free agency a siren song. Mr. Sheerman Is not it time that the Minister ignored some of the siren voices behind her? The bottom line is that General Motors heeded the siren song of management Centralism in the mid-sixties. Then, unable to resist the telephonic siren song, she picked it up. They prepared their siren song for the early-evening crowd. This coalition must hold together in the post-war settlement and resist the siren voices calling for a huge re-arming of the region. ► the Sirens Before long he would hear the sirens of approaching police cars come at my summons to arrest him for being off limits. From Circe he had learned that they must pass the island of the Sirens. He felt the heat beating in, midnight vibrations, the sirens down Canal, the growl of some solo drunk. He saved the heroes, too, from the Sirens. Once more politics was tempted by the song the sirens sang. That's when the sirens went and we had to go to the shelter. The station doors opened and the sirens started screaming. 1a piece of equipment that makes very loud warning sounds, used on police cars, fire engines etc:  the wail of the ambulance sirens I heard police sirens in the distance.2siren voices/song/call literary encouragement to do something that seems very good, especially when this could have bad results:  siren voices calling for the sale of weapons to the region3a woman who is very attractive but also dangerous to men – used especially in newspapers:  a Hollywood siren4the Sirens a group of women in ancient Greek stories, whose beautiful singing made sailors sail towards them into dangerous water
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