warn
英 [wɔ:n] 美 [wɔrn]

vt.

警告，告诫；通知；预告；

vi.

发出警告；

变形

过去式：warned过去分词：warned现在分词：warning第三人称单数：warns

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 警告; 告诫 give notice of possible danger or unpleasant consequences; inform in advance of what may happen

英英释义

warn[ wɔ:n ]

• v.
  • notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

    "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"

  • admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

    "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

    同义词：discourageadmonishmonish

  • ask to go away

    "The old man warned the children off his property"

  • notify, usually in advance

    "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• warn parent预先通知父母
• warn police预先通知警察
• warn teacher预先通知老师

～+副词

• warn amply广泛地告诫
• warn earnestly严肃地警告
• warn faithfully忠诚地告诫
• warn graciously有礼貌地告诫
• warn grimly讨厌地警告
• warn solemnly严肃地警告
• warn subtly巧妙地告诫
• warn sufficiently充分地告诫
• warn urgently紧急地警告

～+介词

• warn about告诫…提防…
• warn sb about the danger of告诉某人(有)…的危险
• warn...against告诫…提防,警告…不要
• warn sb against driving on ice警告…不要结冰的路面上开车
• warn of发出关于…的警告,把…预先告诉
• warn sb off the land叫某人离开这里
• warn sb to提醒某人…

词组短语

warn of警告某人某事

warn against警告（...）不要；提醒（...）提防

warn about就...提出警告

同近义词辨析

warn, caution, advise, admonish, counsel

这组词都有“劝告、忠告、警告”的意思，其区别是：

warn含义与caution相同，但语气较重，尤指重后果。

caution主要指针对有潜在危险而提出的警告，含小心从事的意味。

advise普通用词，泛指劝告，不涉及对方是否听从劝告。

admonish一般指年长者或领导对已犯错误的或有过失的人提出的忠告或警告以避免类似错误。

counsel正式用词，语气比advise强一些，侧重指对重要问题提出的劝告、建议或咨询。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. He warned me against going there at night.
   他警告我晚上不要到那去。
2. They warn her that if she do it again she will be sent to prison.
   他们警告她说她再这么干就把她关进监狱。
3. The police warn us not to go out at night.
   警察告诫我们夜间不要出门。
4. I warned them that there might be snakes in the woods.
   我提醒他们树林里可能有蛇。
5. If you can't arrive there on time, you should warn them.
   如果你不能按时到达，应该预先通知他们。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. Birds sometimes chatter to each other to warn of danger.
   鸟儿有时互相啁啾,通报危险。

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