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wake-up call

noun
🔊/ˈweɪk ʌp kɔːl/
🔊/ˈweɪk ʌp kɔːl/
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  1. a phone call that you arrange to be made to you at a particular time, for example in a hotel, in order to wake you up催醒电话；叫早电话
    • 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。🔊🔊
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  2. an event that makes people realize that there is a problem that they need to do something about让人警醒的事
    • These riots should be a wake-up call for the government.这些暴乱该为政府敲响警钟了。🔊🔊