ADVERB | VERB + WARN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤clearly, explicitly清楚地/明確地警告▸➤bluntly, firmly直白地/斷然警告◇The chancellor bluntly warned the Cabinet to cut public spending or face higher taxes.財政大臣直接警告內閣要麼削減公共開支,要麼提高稅收。➤darkly, sternly惡狠狠地/嚴厲地警告▸➤softly溫和地提醒◇'Don't,' he warned softly.“不要這樣。”他溫和地提醒道。➤specifically明確地警告◇We were specifically warned against buying the house.有人明確地警告我們不要買這所房子。➤duly適時地提醒◇Having been duly warned that I would get nowhere with my application, I went right ahead and applied anyway.雖然有人適時提醒我申請不會有什麼結果,我還是執意提出了申請。➤always, constantly, repeatedly不斷警告;再三告誡◇My mother constantly warned me not to go into teaching.媽媽不斷地告誡我不要去當老師。➤publicly公開地警告VERB + WARN➤had better, have to, must, should最好提醒;不得不警告;必須提醒;應該提醒◇I must warn you that some of these animals are extremely dangerous.我必須提醒你這些動物中有些是極其危險的。◇I thought I should warn her about it.我想我應該為此提醒她一下。➤try to嘗試提醒◇I did try to warn you.我的確曾經試着提醒你。➤fail to未能告誡◇She claimed doctors had failed to warn her of the risks involved.她聲稱醫生沒有提醒她所涉及的風險。PREPOSITION➤about就⋯提出警告◇No one had warned us about the unbearable heat.沒有人警告過我們注意難以忍受的高溫。➤against告誡◇We were warned against drinking the local water.有人告誡我們不要喝當地的水。➤of關於⋯提出警告◇The report warns of the dangers of obesity.這份報告就肥胖的危險向人們提出了警告。◇They warned us of the risks involved.他們事先提醒了我們所涉及的風險。PHRASES➤be warned要注意◇You will get better-but be warned, it may be a long process.你會好起來的,但要注意,這可能是個漫長的過程。
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