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SOS noun[ S ] uk /ˌes.əʊˈes/ us /ˌes.oʊˈes/ a request for help, especially because of danger: 求助;(尤指)紧急呼救(信号) Within an hour of the ship transmitting an SOS (message/call), six boats had arrived and started a rescue operation.这艘船发出紧急呼救信号后不到1个小时,就有6艘船到达现场实施救援。 The hospital sent out an SOS for extra blood supplies.这家医院发出紧急求助信息,希望获得额外的血液供应。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Signs, signals and symbols acid test backward slash backwards slash beacon breadcrumb cue hieroglyphic hieroglyphically iconographic iconographically iconography obelisk obelus octothorpe paraph penalty flag pointer the all-clear token torch
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SOS | American Dictionary SOS noun[ C ] us/ˈesˌoʊˈes/ (esp. from a boat or ship) an urgent request for help |