词汇精选：warn的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

警告 [I,T]

例句：

He was warned that the small bridge was unsafe.

他被警告那座小桥不安全。

例句：

He has been warned many times.

他已被警告过多次了。

告诫 [I,T]

例句：

I warned him not to do that.

我告诫他不要那样做。

例句：

They warned him to be careful.

他们告诫过他要小心。

提醒；通知，预告 [I,T]

例句：

He sounded his horn to warn the other driver.

他按喇叭提醒对方司机。

例句：

The weather forecast warned that a storm was coming.

气象预报预告说将有暴风雨来临。

二、词义辨析：

advise,caution,warn,admonish,counsel

这些动词均有“劝告、忠告、警告”之意。advise普通用词，泛指劝告，不涉及对方是否听从劝告。caution主要指针对有潜在危险而提出的警告，含小心从事的意味。warn含义与caution相同，但语气较重，尤指重后果。admonish一般指年长者或领导对已犯错误的或有过失的人提出的忠告或警告以避免类似错误。counsel正式用词，语气比advise强一些，侧重指对重要问题提出的劝告、建议或咨询。

三、参考例句：

I'll run ahead and warn them.

我要跑在前头，警告他们。

He sounded his horn to warn the other driver.

他按喇叭提醒对方司机。

I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen.

我设法提醒他，可他就是不听。

I must warn you against raising your hopes.

我必须警告你不要期望过高。

His staff warn him of the possible consequence.

他的工作人员提醒他可能会出现的结果。

I'm calling to warn you of the coming storm.

我打电话来提醒你注意即将到来的暴风雨。

The judge warn counsel not to prompt the witness.

法官提醒律师不要提示证人。

Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.

劳伦斯不停地用头撞我，但是裁判并没有警告他。

If you can't arrive there on time, you should warn them.

如果你不能按时到达，应该预先通知他们。

Bicycle bells were ringing all the way to warn pedestrians to move out of their way.

自行车铃声一路响着，警告行人让路。