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| 1 | to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so they will not be hurt 警告；告诫；提醒 |
| Police are warning all women in the area to be on their guard. 警方正在告诫这一地区的所有妇女要小心提防。 |
| +against Recent studies warn against drinking too much caffeine. 最近的研究告诫人们不要饮用过多的咖啡因。 |
| warn sb about sth Travel agents are not warning tourists about the dangers of crime in holiday resorts. 旅行代理人没有提醒游客假日旅游地存在危险的犯罪活动。 |
| +of Scientists warned of the threat to beaches and rivers from pollution. 科学家们对污染会给海滩和河流带来的威胁提出了警告。 |
| +that The report warns that consumers could end up paying higher prices. 这份报告提醒消费者，他们可能最终要支付更高的价钱。 |
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| 2 | to tell someone that they will be punished or something bad will happen if they do something 发出警告；预先通知 |
| Iwarned you not to go to that party last night. 我告诫过你不要参加昨天晚上那个聚会。 |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌwarn ˈoff |
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| | to tell someone they must stop doing something and that if they do not something bad will happen to them 警告某人不要（做某事） | Sam was warned off making trouble. 萨姆被告诫不要捣乱。 | |
| Ways of warning someone | | | | | | Be careful 小心 | the most usual and general way of warning someone（最常用和最普通的一种告诫某人的说法） | | Beware 谨防 | a formal or literary way of warning people, often used on written signs（一种正式或书面的告诫某人的说法，常用于书面的警告标志上） | | Take care 保重 | a way of warning someone that is often used before someone leaves to go somewhere（在某人动身去某地之前经常使用的一种告诫某人的说法） | | Mind 注意 | a way of warning someone that there is something dangerous nearby（一种告诫某人附近有危险的说法） | | Watch out/Look out 当心 | a way of warning someone when they are in immediate danger（一种告诫某人马上将遇到危险的说法） | | Examples例句: | | Be careful with that teapot – it’ s fragile.小心拿那个茶壶，它容易破碎。 | | Beware of the dog. | | Take care on your way home. | | Mind your head on that lamp!当心你的头别碰到灯！ Mind you don’ t spill coffee on the carpet! | | Look out! It’ s going to fall! | | | |
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