sound the alarm
sound the alarm — 慣用語
1. to draw attention to danger or to a serious problem by ringing a bell, activatin
發出警報
以聲響或公開呼籲警告危險
to draw attention to danger or to a serious problem by ringing a bell, activating a siren, shouting, or speaking out publicly
Ilan sounded the alarm when he saw smoke rising from the school kitchen.
Ilan 看到學校廚房冒出濃煙時，立刻發出警報。
sound the alarm + when-clause for a physical danger
The head nurse sounded the alarm about the shortage of clean bandages.
護理長就乾淨繃帶短缺的問題發出警報。
sound the alarm about + [problem]
Indra heard a strange hissing sound from the gas pipe and immediately sounded the alarm.
Indra 聽到瓦斯管傳來奇怪的嘶嘶聲，立刻發出警報。
Allison was the first economist to sound the alarm about the housing crisis.
Allison 是第一位就住房危機發出警報的經濟學家。
be the first to sound the alarm — figurative public warning
No one sounded the alarm until the river had already flooded the lower floors.
直到河水已淹沒低樓層，仍沒有人發出警報。
- raise the alarm
very similar but leans more toward initiating a general alert; slightly more British usage
- alert
more general — can be done privately to one person, while 'sound the alarm' is always public
- warn
the broadest term; can be private or public, urgent or casual — lacks the urgency of 'sound the alarm'
文法句型
sound the alarm
sound the alarm about + noun phrase
用法筆記
Used both for physical alarms (bells, sirens) and for figurative public warnings about problems. Often followed by 'about' + the danger or problem being warned about.