admonish

vt

• ① 告诫,训诫,劝告
  • The teacher admonished the boys.老师劝戒那些男孩。
  • The teacher admonished his pupils not to be late.老师告诫学生们不可迟到。
  • His father admonished him for laziness [being lazy].他父亲因他懒惰而训诫他。
  • He is frequently admonished for being late.他时常因迟到而受到训诫。
  • His father admonished him against being lazy.他父亲劝诫他不可偷懒。
  • His father admonished him that he should not be lazy.他父亲劝诫他不可以偷懒。

• ② 警告(=warn);提醒(某人某种义务、责任等)(=remind)
  • I admonished him of his duty.我提醒他应尽的义务。
  • We admonished him that it was not wise.我们警告他那是不智的。