warn off

英 [wɔːn ɒf]

美 [wɔːrn ɔːf]

警告…离开; 告诫…停止做…

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 警告(…)离开;告诫(…)停止(做…)
  If youwarnsomeoneoff, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment.
  1. The police warned the intruder off...
     警察警告闯入者离开。
  2. He pressed for a full investigation, but was warned off...
     他迫切要求展开全面调查，但是被叫停。
  3. He spends his spare time visiting schools to warn pupils off drugs.
     他用自己的业余时间访问学校，告诫小学生远离毒品。

双语例句

• The way things was scattered about we reckoned the people left in a hurry, and warn't fixed so as to carry off most of their stuff.
  从东西凌乱散了一地来看，我们估计，人家是匆匆忙忙离开的，没有来得及定下主意把哪些东西带走。
• He spends his spare time visiting schools to warn pupils off drugs.
  他用自己的业余时间访问学校，告诫小学生远离毒品。
• When a territorial animal or bird intrudes on the territory of another creature of the same species, the latter will only perform some hostile gestures to warn off the intruder.
  当地盘性的动物或鸟类侵入别的同类动物的领地时，后者只会做一些表示敌意的姿态以吓跑入侵者。
• The police warned the intruder off
  警察警告闯入者离开。
• As babies they use their glow to warn off predators but as adults they use the same phenomenon to attract mates.
  萤火虫幼虫会利用他们散发出来的光芒警示天敌，但是成年后他们会用同样的方式来吸引异性。
• When receiving the sixth iceberg to warn, but because waiters are busy with his thing in the evening, fail to see off at once, and will be pressed on the desk for ever.
  晚上当接到第六次冰山警告时，却又因服务员忙于他事，没能马上送出，而被永久地压在桌上了。
• You may be desperate to land that job but if your inner vibes warn you that something is amiss, back off.
  可能你十分想得到这个工作，但如果感觉告诉你这个工作不适合，那就另寻机会吧。
• For example, a digital wrapper around a demo version of a product could warn the user that there are only a few more uses of the software left before it shuts off.
  例如，包在一个产品演示版外的数字包装器可以警告用户，软件再用几次就要关闭了。
• While Hanoi has set out plans for both port and power expansion, manufacturers and business groups warn that cautious Vietnamese authorities are under-estimating future growth and that the inevitable delays in getting projects off the ground will bring a crunch soon.
  尽管越南政府已经制定了港口和发电厂扩建计划，但制造商和商业集团警告称，行事谨慎的越南政府对未来增长预计不足，不可避免的项目动工拖延，很快会造成基础设施吃紧。
• As a bonus, they may also warn off would-be thieves, who are sure to run screaming when they see your good taste in phone accessories.
  作为奖励，他们可能还警告过想成为小偷，谁是一定要运行尖叫当他们看到在手机配件您的好品味。