clarion call
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++clar·i·on call /ˈklæriən ˌkɔːl $ -ˌkɒːl/ noun [countable] formal ASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethinga strong and direct request for people to do something 强烈的呼唤,召唤 This election is a clarion call for our country to face the challenges ahead. 此次选举就是在召唤我们的国家去面对即将到来的挑战。
Examples from the Corpus
clarion call• Taken together, the studies are a clarion call to doctors to make drug therapy safer.• Ability apart, if such determination should only result in defeat, then what price the victor's clarion call?• But just supposing yesterday's clarion call is the answer to the serious concerns which exist about reading standards in schools.Origin clarion call (1800-1900) clarion type of trumpet (used for battle signals) (1300-1400) Medieval Latin clario, from Latin clarus; → CLEAR1clar·i·on call nounChineseSyllable
direct strong and to request a Corpus people for do
clarion call
clar‧i‧on call /ˈklæriən ˌkɔːl $ -ˌkɒːl/
noun [countable] formal
This election is a clarion call for our country to face the challenges ahead.
clar‧i‧on call /ˈklæriən ˌkɔːl $ -ˌkɒːl/
noun [countable] formal Date: 1800-1900
Origin: clarion type of trumpet (used for battle signals) 1300-1400 Medieval Latin clario, from Latin clarus; ⇨ clear1
a strong and direct request for people to do something:Origin: clarion type of trumpet (used for battle signals) 1300-1400 Medieval Latin clario, from Latin clarus; ⇨ clear1