Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day.
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n. 惊恐;警报;闹铃;动员令;
vt. 使惊恐;警告;给(门等)安装警报器;
💡 arm 武器
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义:scare, frighten, cautioning, alert, emergency, forewarning
反义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
strident
['straɪdnt]
adj. 刺耳的;尖锐的;轧轧叫的;吱吱叫的;
💡 stri尖的+dent=tooth牙齿 → 刺耳的;尖锐的;吱吱尖叫的
"People are put off by her strident voice."
人们对她刺耳的嗓音感到十分厌恶.
近义:loud, piercing, screaming, shrieking, shrill, brassy
反义:mum, mute, muted, noiseless, quiet, reserved
n. 瞬间,顷刻;此刻;当月;速食食品,即溶饮料;
adj. 立即的;迫切的;正在考虑的,目前的;即食的;
💡 in进入+st站立+ant...的→站进来的→紧急的
"A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby."
喂食通常可使正在哭闹的婴儿立即得到满足。
近义:moment, tick, time, flash, instantaneous
反义:immortality, perdurability, perenniality, perpetuity, deathlessness, afterlife
vi. 投掷;丢;抛;
n. 投掷的距离;丢;
vt. 掷(色子);抛;猛动(头、臂、腿);使处于,使限于;
💡 死肉(谐音):死肉 扔了算了
"I can't seem to throw off this feeling of inertia."
我好像无法摆脱这种无力的感觉。
近义:heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, out, pitch
反义:pick, scavenge, scoop, seize, snatch, take
n. 钟,时钟;计时器;秒表;仪表;
vt. 记录(时间或速度);测…的速度;
vi. 打卡;记下时间;
💡 cock(公鸡)+l:模仿公鸡的象声词,都是叫人起床- 钟表 闹钟(c)上锁(lock),不然乱闹
"I set the alarm clock for 7 o'clock."
我把闹钟定在7点钟闹响。
近义:time, timepiece
n. 戒指,指环;铃声,钟声;环形物;拳击场;
vt. 形成环状;环绕;使(例如铃)响;打电话给;
vi. 按铃,敲钟;回响;成环形;
"an 18-carat gold ring"
18开的金戒指
近义:peal, tinkle, band, surround, compass, encircle