early warning; advance alert
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to give early warning; to alert in advance
technicalCommonly used in military, meteorological, and technical contexts involving surveillance systems.
Jūn军
fāng方
fā发
shè射
le了
xīn新
de的
yù预
jǐng警
wèi卫
xīng星
。
The military launched a new early warning satellite.
Yù预
jǐng警
léi雷
dá达
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dí敌
fāng方
zhàn战
dòu斗
jī机
。
The early warning radar detected enemy fighter jets.
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Qì气
xiàng象
bù部
mén门
tí提
qián前
yù预
jǐng警
le了
zhè这
cì次
bào暴
yǔ雨
。
The meteorological department issued an early warning for this rainstorm in advance.