warn off transitive verb [warn sb off, warn off sb] ① (tell sb to keep away) 警告…离开 jǐnggào… líkāi ‹trespasser›▸ to warn sb off sth; 警告某人远离某事物 ② (try to put sb off) 告诫…不要靠近 gàojiè… bù yào kàojìn ▸ to warn sb off alcohol/drugs; 告诫某人不要酗酒/不要吸毒 ▸ we were warned off buying the house 有人劝我们不要买那栋房子 |