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| /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ |
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| 1 | C/U an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger 提醒；警告；告诫 |
| The law insists that cigarette packets carry a health warning. 法律强调香烟盒上必须带有吸烟有害健康的警告。 |
| +against a warning against driving on the icy roads 不要在结冰的路上开车的警告 |
| +of a warning of severe thunderstorms 强雷暴警报 |
| advance warning Investors had little advance warning of the stock market crash. 投资者没有得到有关股票市场暴跌的事先警告。 |
| without warning Suddenly, without warning, Mitch turned and hit Jacob in the face. 突然间，米奇毫无征兆地转身打了雅各布的脸。 |
| | 1a | giving information about a possible problem or danger 警告（信息） | | warning labels/messages/signs 警告标签/信息/标志 | |
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| 2 | C an action or statement telling someone they will be punished or something bad will happen if they do something （事先的）警告 |
| This is your last warning – if you’ re late again, you’ ll lose your job. 这是给你的最后警告，如果你再迟到，你的工作就没了。 |
| +to Police issued a warning to drivers that speed limits will be strictly enforced. 警察警告司机说将严格执行限速。 |
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| - | fair warning
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| a warning about something that you get early enough to be able to plan how to deal with it |
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| Ihad fair warning that she would leave but I still didn’ t want her to. 我预感到她要离开，但我仍然舍不得她走。 |
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