SOS

紧急呼救信号 [计] 独立操作系统

发音

UK /ˌɛs.əʊˈɛs/
其它
US /ˌɛs.oʊˈɛs/

词形变化

SOS's 复数 SOSes 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress.

    The crew sent a frantic SOS as they realised the scale of the disaster.

  2. 1.

    Initialism of Secretary of State.

  3. 2.

    Initialism of special order sale.

  4. 1.

    A children's game in which players take turns to place S's and O's on a grid, collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence.

    不可数 游戏
  5. 1.

    Initialism of shit on a shingle.

    不可数
phr.
  1. 1.

    Initialism of slip on show: a warning to a woman that the underwear she has on can be seen.

    非正式
  2. 1.

    Initialism of struck off strength or stricken off strength.

    历史 政治 军事

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

distress signal

相关短语

thus and sos so and sos told you sos thus and so 如此这般 so and so told you so

词源

From the letters represented by the signal, chosen as a sequence that is easy to recall and transmit (· · · — — — · · ·); it is not, as is commonly believed, an abbreviation for "save our souls", "save our ship", or any other phrase.

来源：wiktionary