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admonisher

/ad-mon-ish/US // ædˈmɒn ɪʃ //UK // (ədˈmɒnɪʃ) //

训诫者,告诫者,谏官,诤友

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
    • : to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.
    • : to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.

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Examples

  • Norman was admonished by Australian Olympic officials for his role in the protest.

  • Cheney, however, agreed with Pelosi’s decision to remove Jordan and Banks, admonishing both of them and McCarthy for their “disingenuous” rhetoric.

  • Our school’s student-run newspaper published an in-depth analysis of the report, admonishing the council for its decision.

  • Dunn admonishes the woman, saying she has to pull over when stopped.

  • Every Texan has been admonished countless times to “Remember the Alamo!”

  • Beard does admonish the tendency of both academics and popular authors to present speculation as historical truth.

  • He even remembered to thank the voters and admonish cellphone companies for fleecing his fans.

  • Netanyahu used his U.N. speech to seeminly admonish the Obama administration for not having adopted his own red lines.

  • Betty wastes no time in yanking Sally away from the table to admonish her.

  • When it came to politics, Robbins and Sarandon tended to espouse and admonish rather than try to persuade.

  • You must admonish him, John; a man of his principles, his pretended principles, is not suited for married life.

  • The factory had indeed become a charnel-house, it being useless for the chiefs to admonish their men to keep under cover.

  • The virgins admonish to walk in a spotless and pure conscience.

  • A true friend will admonish his erring brother, and if the erring brother has any sense at all he will thank his friend.

  • The woman kept one hand free to admonish him—by his beady eye he required it—and to tend a simmering pot.