Verb:
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
warn strongly; put on guardtake to task;He admonished the child for his bad behavior
advise,caution,warn,admonish,counsel这些动词均有“劝告、忠告、警告”之意。
advise普通用词,泛指劝告,不涉及对方是否听从劝告。
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。
warn含义与caution相同,但语气较重,尤指重后果。
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。
近义词 warn警告scold责骂chide斥责rebuke指责advise劝告caution警告reprove责备counsel劝告reproach责备tell off分派threaten威胁reprimand训斥discourage阻碍chew out严厉责备monish古=admonish
动词96%,名词4%
用作及物动词He wasadmonishedfor his carelessness.他因粗心受到警告。
His wifeadmonishedhim not to drive too fast.他的妻子警告他开车不要超速。
He has very sternlyadmonishedstudent.他十分严厉地训诫了学生。
He wasadmonishedagainst doing wrong.人们告诫他不要做坏事。
Iadmonishedhim of the need for silence.我提醒他缄默的必要。