cautionary

adjective
🔊/ˈkɔːʃənəri/
🔊/ˈkɔːʃəneri/
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  1. giving advice or a warning劝告的;告诫的;警告的
    • a cautionary tale about the problems of buying a computer有关购买计算机时可能遇到种种问题的告诫
    • In her conclusion, the author sounds a cautionary note.作者在结尾时敲响了警钟。🔊🔊
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCautionary is used with these nouns:
    • note
    • tale
    • word
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