admonish

1. V-T If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong. 告誡[正式]

They admonished me for taking risks with my health. 他們告誡我不要拿自己的健康來(lái)冒險(xiǎn)。

2. admonishmentN-VAR

Sometimes he gave them a severe admonishment. 有時(shí)他嚴(yán)肅警告他們。