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clarion call

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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 callTaken 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; → CLEAR1
clar·i·on call nounChineseSyllable
direct strong and to request a Corpus people for do


clarion call
clarion 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:
    This election is a clarion call for our country to face the challenges ahead.


clar·ion callBrE /ˈklæriən kɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈklæriən kɔːl/ 🔊 noun [singular] (formal) a clear message or request for people to do sth 口号;号召;召唤