His parents admonished him for his bad behavior.
他的父母因他的不良行为而告诫他。
The librarian admonished the boys for talking too loudly.
图书管理员告诫男孩们说话声音太大了。
Her coach admonished her to stretch before every run.
教练告诫她每次跑步前都要拉伸。
He was gently admonished for arriving late to rehearsal.
他因排练迟到而受到温和的批评。
In a gentle yet firm tone, the teacher chose to admonish the student for speaking out of turn during the lesson. Which word is a synonym for “admonish”?
A — scold. “admonish” means v. warn; scold; advise
The teacher had to gently ______ the students for talking during the test.
D — admonish. “admonish” means v. warn; scold; advise
admonish — v. warn; scold; advise. In Chinese: 告诫；训斥.
admonish is pronounced /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/. It breaks into 3 syllables: ad · mon · ish.
“admonish” means warn; scold; advise. Examples: (1) His parents admonished him for his bad behavior. (2) The librarian admonished the boys for talking too loudly. (3) Her coach admonished her to stretch before every run. (4) He was gently admonished for arriving late to rehearsal.
rebuke, scold — all close in meaning to admonish (v. warn; scold; advise).
Yes. admonish appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ad-(go) + mon(warn) + ish→ warn, admonish