warns

英 [wɔːnz]

美 [wɔːrnz]

v.  提醒注意(可能发生的事); 使警惕; 劝告(使有所防备); 警告; 告诫
warn的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 提醒;警告
  If youwarnsomeone about something such as a possible danger or problem, you tell them about it so that they are aware of it.
  1. When I had my first baby friends warned me that children were expensive...
     当我有了第一个孩子时，朋友们提醒我说养孩子是很花钱的。
  2. They warned him of the dangers of sailing alone...
     他们警告他说独自航行危险重重。
  3. Analysts warned that Europe's most powerful economy may be facing trouble...
     分析家警告说，欧洲最强大的经济体可能将面临困境。
  4. He also warned of a possible anti-Western backlash.
     他还警告有可能会出现对西方的强烈抵制。
• VERB 警告，告诫(不要做…)
  If youwarnsomeone nottodo something, you advise them not to do it so that they can avoid possible danger or punishment.
  1. Mrs. Blount warned me not to interfere...
     布朗特夫人警告我不要插手。
  2. Children must be warned to stay away from main roads...
     必须警告孩子们远离交通要道。
  3. 'Don't do anything yet,' he warned. 'Too risky.'...
     “暂时不要采取行动，”他警告说，“太危险。”
  4. 'Keep quiet, or they'll all come out,' they warned him...
     “别作声，否则他们全都出来了，”他们警告他。
  5. I wish I'd listened to the people who warned me against having the operation...
     我真希望自己当时听从了别人的劝告，没去做手术。
  6. Mr Lowe warned against complacency.
     洛先生告诫说不能自满。
• CONVENTION 小心;提防
  If someone says to you 'be warned', they are advising you to be cautious, because there are risks that you may not have thought about.
  1. But be warned: this is not a cheap option.
     但要慎重：这个选择代价不菲。

双语例句

• It warns: Many investors could have avoided trouble and losses had they followed this advice.
  它警告称：如果遵循这些建议，许多投资者本可以避免麻烦和损失。
• The ADB warns that inflation in the region will accelerate and could reach a10-year high in2008.
  亚洲开发银行警告说，亚洲地区的通货膨胀将加速恶化，有可能在2008年达到10年来的最高水平。
• It warns that this is threatening marine life and livelihoods linked to fisheries and tourism.
  它警告说，这正在威胁着海洋生物以及渔业和旅游业的生计。
• A study in Britain warns that antacids may not be as innocuous as they are thought to be.
  英国的一项研究发出警告，抗酸药可能不是被认为的那样是无害的。
• The teacher often warns us to study harder.
  老师常常告诫我们要更加努力地学习。
• That is a very dangerous trend, he warns.
  这是非常危险的趋势，他警告称。
• The new human development report warns that the goals are at risk.
  最新的人类发展报告警告这些目标是冒险的。
• And the problem is likely to get worse, warns Liu.
  刘建国警告说，这种问题可能会恶化。
• But the organization also warns that its tally might vastly underestimate the magnitude of the outbreak.
  但同时世卫组织也提醒他们的统计可能极大地低估了埃博拉病毒的强度。
• My friend Margaret warns me to be more aggressive all the time.
  我的朋友玛格丽特时时告诫我要些。