| 单词 | false alarm |
| 释义 | false alarmSEE SYNONYMS FOR false alarm ON THESAURUS.COM nouna false report of a fire in progress to a fire department. something that excites unfounded alarm or expectation: Rumors of an impending transit strike proved to be a false alarm. Origin of false alarmFirst recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby false alarmfall wind, Falmouth, FALN, false, false acacia, false alarm, false aloe, false anemia, false aneurysm, false ankylosis, false aralia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for false alarm
British Dictionary definitions for false alarmfalse alarm nouna needless alarm given in error or with intent to deceive an occasion on which danger is perceived but fails to materialize Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with false alarmfalse alarm A warning signal that is groundless, made either by mistake or as a deliberate deception. For example, The rumor that we were all going to get fired was just a false alarm, or Setting off a false alarm is a criminal offense. This expression, first recorded in 1579, today is often used for a report of a nonexistent fire. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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