詞彙精選：warn的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
警告 [I,T]
例句：
He was warned that the small bridge was unsafe.
他被警告那座小橋不安全。
例句：
He has been warned many times.
他已被警告過多次了。
告誡 [I,T]
例句：
I warned him not to do that.
我告誡他不要那樣做。
例句：
They warned him to be careful.
他們告誡過他要小心。
提醒；通知，預告 [I,T]
例句：
He sounded his horn to warn the other driver.
他按喇叭提醒對方司機。
例句：
The weather forecast warned that a storm was coming.
氣象預報預告說將有暴風雨來臨。
二、詞義辨析：
advise,caution,warn,admonish,counsel
這些動詞均有“勸告、忠告、警告”之意。advise普通用詞，泛指勸告，不涉及對方是否聽從勸告。caution主要指針對有潛在危險而提出的警告，含小心從事的意味。warn含義與caution相同，但語氣較重，尤指重後果。admonish一般指年長者或領導對已犯錯誤的或有過失的人提出的忠告或警告以避免類似錯誤。counsel正式用詞，語氣比advise強一些，側重指對重要問題提出的勸告、建議或諮詢。
三、參考例句：
I'll run ahead and warn them.
我要跑在前頭，警告他們。
He sounded his horn to warn the other driver.
他按喇叭提醒對方司機。
I tried to warn him, but he wouldn't listen.
我設法提醒他，可他就是不聽。
I must warn you against raising your hopes.
我必須警告你不要期望過高。
His staff warn him of the possible consequence.
他的工作人員提醒他可能會出現的結果。
I'm calling to warn you of the coming storm.
我打電話來提醒你注意即將到來的暴風雨。
The judge warn counsel not to prompt the witness.
法官提醒律師不要提示證人。
Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
勞倫斯不停地用頭撞我，但是裁判並沒有警告他。
If you can't arrive there on time, you should warn them.
如果你不能按時到達，應該預先通知他們。
Bicycle bells were ringing all the way to warn pedestrians to move out of their way.
自行車鈴聲一路響着，警告行人讓路。
