sound the alarm
Chinese meaning
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Example
43-year veteran Wall Street analyst sounds alarm on stocks after rare signal flashes
Source: TheStreet · 1 Sep 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
alarm 源自意大利语 all'arme(意为「拿起武器」),经古法语进入英语,故 sound the alarm 字面即「把示警声发出去」;sound 作动词表「使发声」,源自拉丁 sonare。
- sound(敲响,动词)+ the alarm(警报,名词短语)
Collocations
- sound the alarm on X / sound the alarm over X / ring alarm bells / raise the alarm
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