English Dictionary

alarm bell

名詞

比喩的用法 通例複数形

(figuratively, usually in the plural) A sudden awareness of danger. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alarm, bell.

日本語の意味

比喩的用法：突然の危険の気づき、警告の感覚（警鐘としての意味） / 直接的用法：警報装置としての鐘（alarmおよびbellに関連）

The sudden dip in sales acted as an alarm bell for the management, pushing them to rethink their strategy.

販売の急激な減少は経営陣にとって警鐘となり、戦略を再考するきっかけとなった。

意味（1）

(figuratively, usually in the plural) A sudden awareness of danger.

The specter of women in factories, women in schoolrooms, and women attending — a lot less addressing — public meetings set off alarm bells in the South.

意味（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alarm, bell.

He put his foot on a concealed button under his desk and rang an alarm bell. He always had two strongarm men lolling around in an office down the passage.

alarm bells （ plural ）