a shot across the bows / a warning shot (across the bows) something you say or do to warn someone that you oppose what they are doing and will try to make them stop it – used especially in news reports警告〔表示反对并会阻止某人这么做,尤用于新闻报道〕:•The President's own supporters are firing a warning shot across his bows .总统自己的支持者们对他提出了警告。 |