| 释义 |
on red alertIn the highest possible state of readiness to address or prepare for some imminent danger, threat, trouble, or difficulty. The soldiers patrolling the border are on red alert. As soon as I heard my window break in the middle of the night, I was on red alert to fight off an intruder. on ˌred aˈlert prepared for an emergency or for something dangerous to happen: Following the bomb blast, local hospitals have been put on red alert. |