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外刊例句
- The report did admonish China for its persistently large trade surplus in goods with America. But Russia was barely mentioned.
报告确实就中国对美国长期的庞大商品贸易顺差提出了警告，但对俄罗斯几乎只字未提。
——《经济学人》 - The dead whisper to us, they console us, they admonish us. Love more, love better. Do not — Dylan Thomas again — go gentle into that good night.
逝者会向我们低语，他们会给我们以安慰和告诫。要更多地去爱，更好地去爱。再次奉上迪伦·托马斯的诗句：绝不向黑夜请安。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] warn or reprimand firmly
[动词] 严正地警告或斥责
深入解读
admonish主要强调的是严肃、坚决、诚恳地告诫或批评，多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。在用法上，它一般用~ sb of sth表示因什么事而警告某人，或者用~ sb for/about (doing) sth表示轻微责备或告诫什么事，再或者用~ sb to do sth表示力劝某人去做某事。
名人用例
Every thing admonishes us how needlessly long life is.
每件事都在告诫我们，长寿是多么的不必要。
出自拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生（Ralph Waldo Emerson，1803年5月25日－1882年4月27日），美国思想家、文学家。爱默生是确立美国文化精神的代表人物。美国前总统林肯称他为“美国的孔子”、“美国文明之父”。
文学例句
The next time we are tempted to admonish somebody, let’s pull a five-dollar bill out of our pocket, look at Lincoln’s picture on the bill, and ask, “How would Lincoln handle this problem if he had it?”
以后，每当我们想向他人发出劝告时，请从口袋中拿出一张五美元钞票，看着上面的林肯肖像自问：” 如果林肯遇到这个问题，他该如何处理？”
出自美国著名人际关系学大师戴尔·卡耐基（Dale Carnegie）的社会学著作《人性的弱点》（How to Win Friends and Influence People）。
深度学习
admonish (add MON ish) This verb expresses a milder form of anger than most of the other words on this list. When you admonish someone, you “gently caution” them or “warn” them against something. There is a noun form—“admonishment”—but it is a bit formal.
•Because his mother never paid attention to him when he was well-behaved, Joshua became a chronic mischief-maker, savoring his mother’s admonishments each time she caught him misbehaving.
•Mr. Talleyboggin, Stephanie’s mentor, admonished his protégée to apply herself to her thesis work and push the university for more research funding.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
训诫（加上MON-ish）这个动词表达的愤怒比这个列表上的大多数其他单词都要温和。当你告诫某人时，你会“温和地警告”他们或“警告”他们不要做某事。有一种名词形式——“训诫”——但它有点正式。
•因为当他表现良好时，他的母亲从来没有注意过他，约书亚成为了一个长期捣蛋鬼，每次发现他行为不端时，都会细细品味母亲的训诫。
•先生。斯蒂芬妮的导师塔莱博金（Talleyboggin）告诫他的门生要专心于她的论文工作，并推动大学获得更多的研究经费。
常见短语
“admonish” 通常用来表示告诫、警告或责备。以下是与这个词相关的 50 个短语，附带中文解释：
- admonish someone gently – 轻声告诫某人
- admonish with care – 小心地责备
- admonish against danger – 警告危险
- admonish for a mistake – 因错误责备
- admonish about behavior – 对行为进行告诫
- admonish firmly – 坚决地警告
- admonish for negligence – 因疏忽责备
- admonish someone sincerely – 诚挚地告诫某人
- admonish with patience – 以耐心告诫
- admonish about responsibilities – 对责任进行警告
- admonish gently – 轻声责备
- admonish for errors – 因错误警告
- admonish someone firmly – 坚决地责备某人
- admonish against wrongdoing – 警告不当行为
- admonish for misconduct – 因不当行为责备
- admonish about consequences – 对后果进行告诫
- admonish with authority – 以权威告诫
- admonish for tardiness – 因迟到责备
- admonish someone directly – 直接告诫某人
- admonish for disrespect – 因不尊重责备
- admonish with seriousness – 严肃地责备
- admonish about rules – 对规则进行警告
- admonish for carelessness – 因粗心责备
- admonish someone for behavior – 因行为责备某人
- admonish about mistakes – 对错误进行告诫
- admonish with concern – 以关切告诫
- admonish someone for negligence – 因疏忽责备某人
- admonish against bad habits – 警告不良习惯
- admonish for insubordination – 因不服从责备
- admonish someone with caution – 小心地告诫某人
- admonish about safety – 对安全进行警告
- admonish for inappropriate behavior – 因不当行为责备
- admonish with urgency – 急切地告诫
- admonish someone for laziness – 因懒惰责备某人
- admonish against breaking rules – 警告违反规定
- admonish about consequences – 对后果进行警告
- admonish for improper conduct – 因不当行为责备
- admonish someone sternly – 严厉地告诫某人
- admonish with sincerity – 以真诚告诫
- admonish for lack of effort – 因缺乏努力责备
- admonish someone for mistakes – 因错误责备某人
- admonish about responsibilities – 对责任进行警告
- admonish for rudeness – 因粗鲁责备
- admonish someone directly – 直接责备某人
- admonish with seriousness – 以严肃告诫
- admonish against violating rules – 警告违反规定
- admonish for misconduct – 因不当行为责备
- admonish someone for neglect – 因疏忽责备某人
- admonish with care – 小心地告诫
- admonish for inappropriate behavior – 因不当行为责备
同近义词
- reprimand: to tell sb officially that you do not approve of them or their actions
- caution: warn or advise against (doing something)
- rebuke: express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behaviour or actions
