warning
US: /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/
UK: /wˈɔːnɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
warning /'wɔ:niɳ/- danh từ
- sự báo trước; lời báo trước; dấu hiệu báo trước
- without warning: không báo trước
- to give warning of danger to someone: báo trước sự nguy hiểm cho ai
- lời cảnh cáo, lời răn
- he paid no attention to my warnings: nó chẳng để ý gì đến những lời răn (cảnh cáo) của tôi
- let this be a warning to you: anh hãy coi cái đó như là một điều răn mình
- sự báo cho thôi việc; sự báo nghỉ việc
- to give one's employer warning: báo cho chủ biết trước mình sẽ nghỉ việc
- to give an employee warning: báo cho người làm công biết trước sẽ cho nghỉ việc
- to take warning
- đề phòng, dè chừng, cảnh giác
- lấy làm bài học, lấy làm điều răn
- you should have taken warning by his example: anh phải lấy gương của nó làm bài học cho mình mới phải
- làm theo lời răn, làm theo lời cảnh cáo
- sự báo trước; lời báo trước; dấu hiệu báo trước
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C, U] a statement, an event, etc. telling sb that sth bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it: Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. + to give sb fair / advance / adequate warning of sth + The bridge collapsed without (any) warning. + Let me give you a word of warning. + a government health warning + Many people continue to ignore warnings about the dangers of sunbathing. + The union failed to heed warnings that strike action would lead to the closure of the factory.
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2 [C] a statement telling sb that they will be punished if they continue to behave in a particular way: to give sb a verbal / written / final warning
warning adjective [only before noun]: She had ignored the warning signs of trouble ahead. + Police fired a number of warning shots. + Warning bells began to ring (= it was a sign that sth was wrong) when her letters were returned unopened.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 caution, admonition, advice, counsel, caveat, word (to the wise), tip, notification, notice, threat; lesson, example:
Cyril never took seriously his doctor's warning about his cholesterol level. Let that be a warning to you not to drink and drive.
2 omen, sign, signal, indication, augury, foretoken, portent, foreshadowing, forewarning, prophecy:
Sailors take that kind of sky and a falling barometer as warning of a hurricane.
Collocation
ADJ.
awful, dire, grim, ominous, stark, stern, strong
There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
| urgent | adequate, advance, ample, due, early, fair, prior
I need advance warning of how many people to cater for.
| clear, direct | coded
The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to police.
| initial | final
The referee fave him a final warning.
| formal, government, official | salutary, timely, useful
The team's defeat is a salutary warning before the World Cup.
| friendly | veiled
Her words sounded like a veiled warning.
| audible, visual
There is an audible warning when a certain speed is exceeded.
| verbal, written
His employers have placed him on final written warning.
| air-raid, bomb, fire, flood, gale, hazard, storm
There are 39 severe flood warnings on 22 rivers across the country.
| health, safety
Every cigarette packet carries a health warning.
VERB + WARNING
give (sb), issue
The police have issued a warning about pickpockets.
| shout (out), sound
The sirens sound a warning when fighter planes are sighted. The strike sounded a warning to all employers in the industry.
| reiterate, repeat | be, serve as
Let this be a warning to you not to trespass on my land again! What happened to him should serve as a warning to all dishonest politicians.
| get, receive | ignore | heed
They failed to heed a warning about the dangerous currents in the river.
WARNING + VERB
come
The warning came just minutes before the bomb exploded.
| sound
On 2 April 1916 air-raid warnings sounded throughout Edinburgh.
WARNING + NOUN
notice, sign
Red marks on the skin may be a warning sign for this disease.
| bell, device, light, signal, system
PREP.
in ~
The dog growled in warning as we approached.
| without ~
He left his wife without warning.
| ~ about
a warning about teaching children to swim
| ~ against
a warning against complacency
| ~ of
They sent us fair warning of their arrival.
| ~ to
The police issued a warning to all drug users in the city.
PHRASES
a word of warning
He gave us a word of warning about going out alone at night.
Concise dictionary
warnings'wɔrnɪŋ /'wɔːn-noun
+a message informing of danger
+cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)
adj.
+serving to warn
warns|warned|warningwɔrn /wɔːn
verb
+notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
+admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
+ask to go away
+notify, usually in advance
