siren
翻译
警报器, 塞壬（希腊神话）, 妖妇
例句
We heard the loud wail of a police siren.
我们听到了警笛刺耳的尖啸声。
In the myth, sirens lured sailors to their death.
在神话中，塞壬用歌声引诱水手走向死亡。
She was known as a silver screen siren.
她曾被誉为银幕妖妇。
语法模式
((a/the siren)) (警报装置) I heard an ambulance siren.
((a/the siren)) (神话生物) The sailors were tempted by the sirens.
((a/the siren)) (危险的迷人女性) She was a siren of the silent film era.
近义词
同义词: alarm, horn (警报声); temptress, femme fatale (妖妇)
词源
源自希腊语 'Seirēn'，即神话中用歌声引诱水手的生物的名字。
记忆技巧
想象救护车“警报器”的声音——它是一种响亮、引人注意的呼唤，就像神话中塞壬的歌声一样。