idiom > make an example of sb.



Contents ·Punish one to warn a hundred ·No. 2 ·No. 3 ·No. 4 ·English Expression ·Thesaurus ·Containing Phrases ·More results... Punish one to warn a hundred 　　Explanation: Punish: punishment; Police: alert. Killed a person in order to alert many people. 　　Usage: -Linked; as predicate; intended as a warning to 　　Source: Han Ban Gu, "Han Yin Chuan Weng return": "to a warning, Answer to all services, fear diverted to themselves." 　　Examples: Brothers set to ~ today, let everyone see face to face, so that they have a fear of fear. (Qing Li Baojia "Bureaucrats" 56th back) No. 2 　　Also be punished as a warning. "Punish a person to alert more people to stop the confusion, punish a warning to a hundred is necessary. Translated by Google No. 3 　　See "punish a warning." Translated by Google No. 4 　　【发音】：chéng yī jǐng bǎi 　　【解释】：惩：惩罚；儆：警戒。处死一个人，借以警戒许多人。 　　【出处】：《汉书·尹翁归传》：“其有所取也，以一警百，吏民皆服，恐惧改行自新。” 　　【示例】：兄弟今天定要～，让众人当面看看，好叫他们有个怕惧。 ◎清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第五十六回 　　【近义词】：杀一儆百 　　【语法】：连动式；作谓语；意为杀一儆百 　　【故事】：西汉时期，河东太守田延年巡视霍光的家乡平阳发现市场吏尹翁归是个难得的人才，于是奏请皇上任命他为东海太守。东海是一个强盗横行的地方，尹翁归决定采取杀一儆百的办法，逮捕处决当地豪强许仲孙，于是东海变得安定起来 English Expression n.:  make an example of sb. Thesaurus J a warning, to punish one person as a warning to a hundred others Containing Phrases Wear the cap and bells Startle Yuyi Toy Make all the difference analyze make an example of sb.