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

• 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 male waves his large claw every few seconds to warn other crab off his territory.
  雄性招潮蟹每隔数秒便会挥动它的大蟹钳，警告同类不可踏进它的领土。
• Control and is able to automatically store, circularly display, forecast and warn the early fire, cut off power supply of conveyors and execute an effective fire-fighting as fire occurs.
  该装置采用单片微机和多种传感器进行编程控制，能自动贮存、循环显示和早期火灾的预警、报警、切断输送机电源，并在火灾发生后实施有效灭火。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B finds that pigeon wing-flapping produces distinct whistles, which can warn flock-mates, when merely taking off or when actively escaping predators.
  发表在《英国皇家学会学报B》杂志上的一项研究发现，鸽子震动翅膀的时候能产生特别的呼啸声，这可以用于警告它的同伴什么时候仅仅是起飞或者什么时候逃离它们的敌人。
• In the fall Jean put a yellow collar around Frankie's neck to warn off hunters.
  秋天时，琼给弗兰基套上个黄脖圈，告诫猎人不要猎杀它。
• The police have put up signs to warn people off this area.
  警方已竖起了标示牌，告诫人们不要靠近这一地区。