"shot across the bow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 警告信号
• 严重警告

Definition

“shot across the bow” 是一种警告，表示某人很认真，如果情况不变，可能会采取更强硬的行动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

来自航海用语，常用于商业、政治或争端，表示更激烈行动前的明显警告。几乎总是比喻用法。

Examples

The email was a shot across the bow to let the team know changes were coming.

这封邮件是一个**警告信号**，让团队知道有变化即将到来。

Her words in the meeting were a shot across the bow to her competitors.

她在会议上的话是给竞争对手的一个**严重警告**。

Their announcement was just a shot across the bow, not the final decision.

他们的声明只是一个**警告信号**，还不是最终决定。

The CEO’s memo felt like a real shot across the bow to anyone thinking of breaking the rules.

CEO的备忘录对任何想违规的人来说都是一个**严重警告**。

Raising prices suddenly was a shot across the bow for their rivals.

突然提价对竞争对手来说是一个**严厉警告**。

That comment was definitely a shot across the bow—he’s not joking around anymore.

那句话绝对是个**警告信号**——他可不是在开玩笑了。