tocsin
n. 警钟；警报
n.
警钟，警报；
英英释义
tocsin[ 'tɔksin ]
n.
the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
同义词：alarm bell
a bell used to sound an alarm
同义词：warning bell
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
There was a tocsin ringing from church steeples.
教堂塔尖上传来警钟声。
The tocsin rang impatiently, but there was not any other help.
警钟紧急地敲着，却没有别的救援出现。
权威例句
TOCSINTocsin
Tehran's tocsin
Sounding the Tocsin: NSC 68 and the Soviet Threat
Pagetoid melanocytosis: tease or tocsin?
TOCSIN: a proposed dashboard of indicators to control healthcare-associated infections
Sound the tocsin! Beware adverse effects of lung inflammation early in gestation.
Fire Brigade or Tocsin? NATO's ACE Mobile Force, Flexible Response and the Cold War
Dermal Epstein Barr virus--associated leiomyosarcoma: tocsin of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in two children
Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels, Prostate-Specific Antigen Kinetics, and Prostate Cancer Prognosis: A Tocsin Calling for Prospectiv...
tocsin
tocsin: see touch
tocsin (n.)
"alarm bell," 1580s, from Middle French toquassen "an alarm bell, the ringing of an alarm bell" (late 14c.), from Old Provençal tocasenh, from tocar "to strike" (from Vulgar Latin *toccare "strike a bell;" see touch (v.)) + senh "bell, bell note," from Late Latin signum "bell, ringing of a bell," in Latin "mark, signal" (see sign (n.)). The current English spelling is from 1794, adopted from modern French.
1. He was the sole proprietor with total management control.
他是唯一业主，掌握全部管理权。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The proprietor was an old acquaint-ance of his.
业主是他的一位旧相识。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He is now sole proprietor of the business.
他现在一个人拥有这家公司.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. " What a fish it was, " the proprietor said.
“ 多大的鱼呀, " 饭店老板说.
来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
5. " Well, you can suit yourself, Mr. Wheeler,'said the proprietor.
“ 那么, 你看着办吧, 惠勒先生. " 店主说.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
[ proprietor 造句 ]
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