make an example of punish as a warning or deterrent to others 惩罚…以儆戒他人。 make an example ofpunish sb. as a warning to others 杀一儆百 * The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during the test. 老师惩罚了考试中抄袭别人试卷的男孩以警告别的学生。 * The headmaster made an example of Jane to try to stop misbehavior by the other pupils. 校长对简作了惩罚，以儆戒其他同学不要调皮捣蛋。make an example of惩一儆百：Although the student asked for pardon，we still punished him severely so as to make an example of him.虽然那学生请求宽恕，我们仍然严厉地惩罚了他以便惩一儆百。 |