| 英语单词 | admonish |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [əd'mɒnɪʃ] 美 [əd'mɑːnɪʃ] |
| 中文释义 | vt.警告;训诫;告诫;提醒;敦促 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He was admonished for his carelessness. (2) His wife admonished him not to drive too fast. (3) He has very sternly admonished student. (4) He was admonished against doing wrong. (5) I admonished him of the need for silence. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他因粗心受到警告。 (2) 他的妻子警告他开车不要超速。 (3) 他十分严厉地训诫了学生。 (4) 人们告诫他不要做坏事。 (5) 我提醒他缄默的必要。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To admonish is to scold. If you want to show someone you're not happy with his behavior, admonish him. It sounds better than "scolding," and it's less painful than spanking. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Coming to English through Old French from the Latin admonere "to advise, remind," admonish is always used with an eye on improving someone's behavior. The exact meaning of this formal verb varies in intensity depending generally on who is being corrected. If a child or subordinate is being admonished, it means "scold" or "rebuke" whereas if someone admonishes a person with equal standing, warn or advise are closer synonyms. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]责备;告诫;警告 If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. [V n [V n with quote] [Also V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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