English Dictionary

code red

noun

(Canada, US, medicine) The condition on the occurrence of a fire at the medical facility. / (Canada, US) An extrajudicial punishment. / (figuratively) A condition of immediate urgency.

The hospital declared a code red due to a shortage of staff.

意味（1）

(Canada, US, medicine) The condition on the occurrence of a fire at the medical facility.

意味（2）

(Canada, US) An extrajudicial punishment.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A condition of immediate urgency.

Last week, some of the world’s leading climate change scientists confirmed that humans are making irreversible changes to our planet and extreme weather will only become more severe. This news is a “code red for humanity,” said the United Nations secretary general.