warn

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɔːn/|[ˈwɔːn]    美 /ˈwɔɹn/|[ˈwɔɹn]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:; To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. transitive
    — We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident.
  2. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:; To notify or inform (someone, about something). transitive
    — I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me.
  3. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:; To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty. transitive
    — The sheriff warned her to appear in court.
  4. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:; To make a sound (e.g. clicking or whirring) indicating that it is about to strike or chime (an hour). ambitransitive,obsolete,possibly,transitive
    — Hark! the clock is warning ten;
  5. To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour. transitive
    — He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night.
  6. To advise or order to go or stay away.
    — A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site.
  7. To give warning. intransitive
    — then Iames Cephas and Iohn [...] agreed with vs that we shuld preache amonge the Hethen and they amonge the Iewes: warnynge only that we shulde remember the poore.

词形变化

warns present,singular,third-person warning participle,present warned participle,past warned past

词汇关系

衍生词
content warn forewarn warner warning warn off

词源

From Middle English warnen, warnien (“to warn; admonish”), from Old English warnian (“to take heed; warn”), from Proto-Germanic *warnōną (“to warn; take heed”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to be aware; give heed”). Cognate with Dutch waarnen (obsolete), German Low German warnen, German warnen, Swedish varna, Icelandic varna.
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