forewarn

英 [fɔː'wɔːn] 美 [fɔːr'wɔːrn]

• v. 预先警告；事先告知

英英释义

Verb:

1. warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning;

   "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. We had been forewarned of the risk of fire.
   已经事先警告过我们有发生火灾的危险。
2. The fishermen were forewarned of the oncoming of the storm.
   渔民预先得到了暴风雨来临的警告。

经典引文

• We were forewarned of your coming And shut the gates.

  出自：3 Henry VI , Shakespeare

• Forewarned is forearmed.

  出自：Proverb

近反义词

【近义词】

• warn 警告
• caution 警告
• alert 警觉的
• tip off 事先给警告(或暗示)...
• prepare 预备
• prime 最好的
• forecast 预测
• previse 预知