wake-up call是什么意思

双语例句

(1)I need a wake-up call in case that I'll be late.

我需要叫醒服务 以防我迟到

(2)That was our wake-up call, when we saw the need for more alignment between teams.

我们注意到各个团队应当加强协作 这为我们提了个醒

(3)I book a wake-up call for 4:45 a.m.

我预订了凌晨4点45分的叫醒电话。

(4)I asked for a wake-up call at 6.30 a.m.

我请他们在早晨6:30打电话叫醒我。

(5)He urged her to treat the arrest as a wake-up call.

他力劝她把这次拘捕当作一次警钟。

(6)These riots should be a wake-up call for the government.

这些暴乱该为政府敲响警钟了。

(7)Can you give me a wake-up call?

你能打电话叫醒我吗？

同义词

警钟；叫醒服务；电话叫醒服务

释义

n.

chiefly N. Amer. a telephone call notifying the person called that a previously agreed time to wake up has arrived

〈主北美〉 催醒电话。

figurative a person or thing that causes people to become fully alert to an unsatisfactory situation and to take action to remedy it

〈喻〉 令人惊醒的人（或物）

today's statistics will be a wake-up call for the administration.

今天的统计数字将引起政府的警觉。

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100%; n.phr 叫醒电话

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( 1)n.phr. 叫醒电话

真题例句：

That proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.

事实证明，这比提前叫醒更值得。[2015年 全国卷1 阅读理解]

(1)I'll give you a wake-up call right now. Sleep in. With that body, nothing's gonna work out.

我现在也要把你从梦中叫醒，你就多睡点吧，就你那身，健到下辈子都没用。《2 Broke Girls Season 5》《破产姐妹 第五季》

(2)I see Scott's point. Our expanding waistlines are a national wake-up call.

我明白斯科特的观点了。我们不断增长的腰围，是对全国人民的警钟。《America Revealed》《透视美国》

(3)Why are we stopping? For many, a near-miss with death is a wake-up call.

我们为什么停下？对许多人来说，濒死体验是一种警钟。《Modern Family Season 6 》《摩登家庭 第六季》

(4)I mean, I love her and everything but seeing Ross and Rachel coming out of that chapel was like a wake-up call that Monica and I are moving so fast.

我很爱她，但看到罗斯他们从教堂冒出来，我突然惊觉我们进展得太快了。《Friends Season 6》《老友记 第六季》

(5)They even give me a 6:15 wake-up call every morning, so I can make it to my ideal body workout.

他们每天早上6点15分还会打来把我叫醒，好让我能准时去健身。《2 Broke Girls Season 5》《破产姐妹 第五季》