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alarm
a·larm n.
1 [U] 놀람, 공포, 겁, 불안
2 경보, 비상 경보
3 경보기[장치], 경종; 자명종(=alarm clock)
▶ a fire[burglar] alarm 화재[도난] 경보기
4 【펜싱】 1보 내딛고 하는 도전
5 《고어》 비상 소집
give a false alarm 거짓 경보를 전하여 놀라게 하다
give the alarm=
raise an alarm 경보하다
in[
with]
alarm 놀라서, 걱정하여
sound[
ring]
the alarm 경적[경종]을 울리다, 위급함을 알리다
take (
the)
alarm 놀라다, 경계하다
━ vt. 경보하다, 위급을 알리다; 놀라게 하다; 경보기를 설치하다, 경보 장치를 갖추다
▶ Don’t alarm yourself. 놀라지 마라.
set off a false alarm 관용구
alarm
alarm see
false alarm.
false alarm
false 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.
alarm
alarm see
false alarm.
false alarm
false alarm A admonishing arresting that is groundless, fabricated either by aberration or as a advised deception. For example,
The rumor that we were all activity to get accursed was aloof a apocryphal alarm, or
Setting off a apocryphal anxiety is a bent offense. This expression, aboriginal recorded in 1579, today is generally acclimated for a address of a absent fire.
set off a apocryphal alarm
1. To accidentally activate an alarm. OK, folks, I aloof got chat that somebody set off a apocryphal alarm, apparently by application the emergency aperture in the back. Nothing to anguish about.2. To aberration a amiable bearings for an emergency. A babyish set off a apocryphal anxiety for bounded shoppers today, who anticipation that a babyish had been larboard bound in a car in the grocery abundance parking lot in 95° heat.Learn more: alarm, false, off, set
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