make an example of

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To punish someone so as to give a warning to others. idiomatic,transitive
    — He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.

词形变化

makes an example of present,singular,third-person making an example of participle,present made an example of participle,past made an example of past
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