英语词汇“to teach a lesson”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P1. to teach (also show) (someone) a lesson: to punish, hurt, or humiliate (someone) as a deterrent, warning, etc.

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1813 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 24 649 That House was about to join unanimously on that night in a measure which would do much to teach the Americans a lesson which would probably induce them to bring the war to a speedy termination.

1875 Boys of Eng. 20 Aug. 204/3 The people must be shown a lesson.

1901 Our Paper 23 Mar. 186/2 Foreigners, who try to succeed by thievish methods in business,..are being taught a lesson.

1936 J. B. Black Reign of Elizabeth ix. 290 If they flouted her efforts to mediate a peace, and by their stubbornness prolonged the war, she would teach them a lesson.

1988 J. D. Pistone & R. Woodley Donnie Brasco 66 You might get whacked for $200—if it wasn't your first time skimming, or if other guys needed to be shown a lesson, or if your captain or boss just felt like having you whacked.

2015 Scarborough Evening News (Nexis) 16 Mar. The defendants had lured the man to the flat to teach him a lesson for allegedly seeing several women at the same time.

单词	to teach a lesson
释义	> as lemmas to teach (also show) (someone) a lesson P1. to teach (also show) (someone) a lesson: to punish, hurt, or humiliate (someone) as a deterrent, warning, etc. ΚΠ 1813 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 24 649 That House was about to join unanimously on that night in a measure which would do much to teach the Americans a lesson which would probably induce them to bring the war to a speedy termination. 1875 Boys of Eng. 20 Aug. 204/3 The people must be shown a lesson. 1901 Our Paper 23 Mar. 186/2 Foreigners, who try to succeed by thievish methods in business,..are being taught a lesson. 1936 J. B. Black Reign of Elizabeth ix. 290 If they flouted her efforts to mediate a peace, and by their stubbornness prolonged the war, she would teach them a lesson. 1988 J. D. Pistone & R. Woodley Donnie Brasco 66 You might get whacked for $200—if it wasn't your first time skimming, or if other guys needed to be shown a lesson, or if your captain or boss just felt like having you whacked. 2015 Scarborough Evening News (Nexis) 16 Mar. The defendants had lured the man to the flat to teach him a lesson for allegedly seeing several women at the same time. extracted from lessonn. < as lemmas
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