警钟 (jǐng zhōng) — alarm bell; (figurative) warning signal, wake-up call
Definição
Literally 'alarm bell' — the bell itself, but most often used figuratively as a warning that demands attention. 比 警报 more concrete and image-driven; 警报 is the abstract warning system or signal.
noun
alarm bell(figurative) warning signalwake-up call
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Exemplos
- 警钟。Zhè cì shī bài gěi wǒ men qiāo xiǎng le jǐng zhōng.This failure sounded an alarm bell for us.
- 警钟。Huán jìng è huà yǐ jīng qiāo xiǎng le shēng tài jǐng zhōng.Environmental degradation has already sounded an ecological alarm bell.
- 警钟。Nà zuò gǔ tǎ shàng guà zhe yì kǒu tóng zhì jǐng zhōng.A copper alarm bell hangs on that ancient pagoda.
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