read the riot act

基本解释

• 加以申斥
• 提出警告

英汉例句

双语例句

• In this way did Mutt read the riot act to Albert and his disobedient friends.
  穆特用这样的方式来警告阿尔伯特不要和朋友发生纠纷。
• People still jump on bandwagons, read the riot act, burn the candle at both ends and keep irons in fires.
  人们依然“赶时髦”，“宣读《取缔骚动令》”[3]，“一根蜡烛两头烧”，以及“忙得不可开交”。
• He grasped his cane and was on the point of scrambling down the rocks, either to assault the robbers or to read the riot act, when he was suddenly grasped by the arm.
  他抓起手杖，准备爬下岩石，去跟强盗对抗或控诉如此残暴的行为，但这时，他的一只胳膊被人抓住了。 是他的朋友，那位牧羊人抓住了他。

权威例句

• Mr Zhu has read the riot act to inefficient state enterprises, where the number of laid-off workers is rising dramatically.
  ECONOMIST: China
• If a Magistrate (or JP) stood up and read the Riot Act then anyone on the streets moments later was partaking in a riot.
  FORBES: London Riots: Who Pays? Or, When is a Riot Not a Riot?
• Brooks is in a perfect position to read the Riot Act.
  FORBES: Has David Brooks Defined a Turning Point for the Republican Party?

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词组短语

短语

• read her the riot act 给她点颜色看看
• read sb the riot act 训诫某人
• Read someone the riot act 宣读骚动取缔法令;严厉斥责
• Read one the riot act 提出警告

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