distress signal
遇险信号,遇难信号,求救信号,求助信号
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- : a signal used, or designed to be used, by persons in peril, for the purpose of summoning aid, indicating their position, etc., as a radio code sign, aerial flare, flag hoist, or the like.Compare distress call.
- : an indication, especially a nonverbal one, that assistance, cooperation, or the like, is needed: He correctly interpreted the host's upturned eyes as a distress signal and hastily changed the subject.
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When delivered along with drugs that activate the immune system’s T cells, these injured cancer cells appear to act as a distress signal that spurs the T cells into action against the tumors.
If you’re into treacherous mountain climbing, it would be wise to buy one with a distress signal.
She’s trying to escapeAlthough Britney said on Instagram that candles were the cause of the fire, some fans speculated, with no evidence, that she had purposefully set fire to the gym as a distress signal.
The band turned back around, raising a lively tune to signal life would go on.
Surely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.
After all, what says Christmas more than obligations, gastrointestinal distress, and insane dining companions?
I inherited the Arnold Family Thunder ThighsTM, which was a source of frequent teasing and distress for me as a child.
Not even Radio Bemba (Cuban slang for the rumor mill) had picked up the signal.
But, when the car came thundering down, it was crammed to the step; with a melancholy gesture, the driver declined her signal.
The look of distress had vanished, and his sincere eyes seemed to shine again with courage and with strength.
Distances were to him as nothing; and difficulties only stimulated him to give his adversaries a more signal overthrow.
Her face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.
Finally, his predicament became so awkward that an expression of distress crept into his face.