warning

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A warning is something said or written to tell people of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant thing that might happen. 警告; 警報(bào)
The minister gave a warning that if war broke out, it would be catastrophic. 大臣警告說(shuō)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)一旦爆發(fā)，將會(huì)是災(zāi)難性的。
He was killed because he ignored a warning to put stronger cords on his parachute. 他死了，因爲(wèi)他忽眡了要給降落繖裝上更結(jié)實(shí)的繩索的警告。
2. N-VAR A warning is an advance notice of something that will happen, often something unpleasant or dangerous. 預(yù)告
The soldiers opened fire without warning. 士兵們未發(fā)警告就開(kāi)了火。
3. ADJ Warning actions or signs give a warning. 警告性的[ADJ n]
She ignored the warning signals and did not check the patient's medical notes. 她忽眡了一些先兆癥狀，也沒(méi)有檢查病人的病歷。

Police have put out a warning to people living in the area .
The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other motorists who drove without due care .
All cigarette packets carry a government health warning.
It would be irresponsible to ignore these warnings.
The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the hoax calls they have received .