read the riot act

read the riot act什么意思,read the riot act翻译

基本解释

na.: 下令解散；〔口语〕严重警告[告诫]
网络: 提出警告；加以申斥；宣读骚动取缔法令

例句

• They have been behaving better ever since the principal read the riot act.

  自从被校长严厉批评后，他们老实多了。

• The students have been behaving better ever since the principal read the riot act last week.

  自从上个礼拜被校长严厉批评以后，学生们老实多了。

• In this way did Mutt read the riot act to Albert and his disobedient friends.

  穆特用这样的方式来警告阿尔伯特不要和朋友发生纠纷。