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red alert

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌred aˈlert noun [countable usually singular, uncountable]  WARNa warning that there is very great danger 紧急警报be (put/placed) on red alert All the hospitals are on red alert. 所有医院都处于紧急待命状态。
Examples from the Corpus
red alertIt was the normal state of red alert, panic, and disarray in the Bronx County Building.The National Health Service was put on red alert.Frank had to leave-he'd burnt so many bridges Blue Watch were on red alert.If we bypass the decision we simply move into autopilot and the red alert comes into play.be (put/placed) on red alertThe National Health Service was put on red alert.Perhaps that was why every cell of her normally controlled body seemed to be on red alert in Rune Christensen's presence.Frank had to leave-he'd burnt so many bridges Blue Watch were on red alert.
ˌred aˈlert nounChineseSyllable
very Corpus warning there that danger is a great


red alert
ˌred aˈlert noun [countable usually singular, uncountable]
a warning that there is very great danger
    be (put/placed) on red alert
    All the hospitals are on red alert.


red alertBrE /ˌred əˈlɜːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌred əˈlɜːrt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] a situation in which you are prepared for sth dangerous to happen; a warning of this 紧急戒备状态;紧急警报Following the bomb blast, local hospitals have been put on red alert. 炸弹爆炸之后,当地医院一直处于戒备状态。🔊🔊