Wake-up call.
[英文成語] WAKE-UP CALL. - 警鐘長鳴的意思及例子
醒覺
「Wake-up call」即係警鐘長鳴,原意係指鐘聲叫醒你,喻意指一件事情發生引發你對某事的關注或警覺。喺生活中,好多時我哋會因為一啲突發事件而意識到自己之前忽略咗啲咩,或者需要改變自己嘅行為。例如,一個工作勤力嘅職員,因為過於勞累而突然身體出現問顲,咁嘅情況就可能係一個「Wake-up call」,提醒佢要注意健康,平衡工作同生活。喺香港,大家工作壓力大,常常會有類似嘅「警鐘」出現,提醒我哋要留意自己嘅健康同生活質素。
例句
That near-accident was a wake-up call.
嗰次差啲撞車,真係驚醒咗佢。
His health scare served as a wake-up call to change his lifestyle.
他的健康嚴重警告促使佢改變生活習慣。
The company's losses should be a wake-up call for the management to rethink their strategy.
公司的損失應該係提醒管理層需要重新思考策略。