Word · Frequency #18934
admonish
告诫；警告；训诫；劝告
to scold or warn someone firmly; to take someone to task
- 1.
To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
告知或通知过错；以严肃的语气责备；训斥
- 2.
To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
劝告不要做坏事；警告；提醒注意危险或罪行
- 3.
To instruct or direct.
指导或指示
告知或通知过错；以严肃的语气责备；训斥；劝告不要做坏事；警告；提醒注意危险或罪行；指导或指示；警告；劝告
In use
The teacher admonished the students for talking during the lesson.
She admonished her younger brother to look both ways before crossing the road.
The team leader admonishes us to double-check our work before submitting it.
admonish sb
The teacher admonished the students.
老师告诫了学生们。
admonish sb to do sth
常用结构，表示劝告某人做某事。
She admonished him to be more careful.
她告诫他要更加小心。
admonish sb for sth / for doing sth
表示因某事责备或警告某人。
Connections
Collocations
- admonish someone for something
- 因某事告诫某人
- The teacher admonished the student for being late.老师因学生迟到而告诫了他。
- admonish someone to do something
- 告诫某人做某事
- The coach admonished the players to focus on the game.教练告诫队员们要专注于比赛。
- admonish against something
- 告诫不要做某事
- The doctor admonished against smoking.医生告诫不要吸烟。
- gently admonish
- 温和地告诫
- She gently admonished her son for his rude remark.她温和地告诫儿子，因为他说话无礼。
- sternly admonish
- 严厉地训诫
- The judge sternly admonished the witness for lying.法官严厉地训诫证人作伪证。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 admonish 拆成 ad + mon(itor)，想象监控器盯着你，发现过错就严肃警告你。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面警告、严肃训诫、道德或法律告诫 该词多用于正式场合，如书面警告或上级对下级的严肃训诫，日常口语中比较少见，通常可用 warn 或 tell off 替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 admonish 真正押韵的是 astonish /əˈstɒnɪʃ/，其重读元音 /ɒ/ 及随后的 /nɪʃ/ 完全一致。polish、abolish、vanish、banish、finish 虽都以 -ish 结尾，但重读元音或辅音不同，只是拼写相近，读音并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.