admonish

әd'mɒniʃ

托福GRE

v. take to task

vt. 警告, 劝告, 训诫, 告诫

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admonish 由前缀 ad-（朝向）和词根 mon（警告、提醒）构成。可以理解为“朝向警告”，即对某人进行警告或劝告。

例句

1. The teacher had to admonish the students for talking during the lesson.

老师不得不警告学生在上课期间讲话。

2. Parents often admonish their children to be careful when crossing the street.

父母常常告诫孩子过马路时要小心。

3. She was admonished by her manager for being late to the meeting.

她因为开会迟到而受到经理的警告。