siren
noun
ˈsaɪərən
noun
1
a
piece
of
equipment
that
makes
very
loud
warning
sounds,
used
on
police
cars,
fire
engines
etc
〔警车、消防车等的〕汽笛，警报器
the
wail
of
the
ambulance
sirens
救护车汽笛的尖啸
I
heard
police
sirens
in
the
distance.
我听到了远处的警笛声。
2
siren voices/song/call
encouragement
to
do
something
that
seems
very
good,
especially
when
this
could
have
bad
results
[文] 诱人的花言巧语〔尤指可能有不良后果〕
literary
siren
voices
calling
for
the
sale
of
weapons
to
the
region
鼓动把武器出售给该地区的谗言
3
a
woman
who
is
very
attractive
but
also
dangerous
to
men
–
used
especially
in
newspapers
妖艳而危险的女人，妖妇〔尤用于报纸〕
a
Hollywood
siren
一个好莱坞妖妇
4
the Sirens
a
group
of
women
in
ancient
Greek
stories,
whose
beautiful
singing
made
sailors
sail
towards
them
into
dangerous
water
塞壬〔古希腊故事中用美妙歌声引诱水手进入危险水域的一群女妖〕