raise the red flag的字面意思是举起红旗,高举红旗。但在实际应用中这个词语还有引申意义,一般翻译为:亮起红灯;提出警示、敲响警钟。例句: They raised the red flag of fiscal panic.(他们亮起了财政危机的红灯)The studies have raised the red flag about high-cholesterol foods, such as red meat.这些研究已经对像红肉那样的高胆固醇食物举起了警示牌(意思是吃高胆固醇食物对身体健康有害。)
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