warn off
phrasal verbwarn somebody off (something)
- to tell somebody to leave or stay away from a place or person, especially in a threatening way
（尤指以威胁的方式）叫…离开，告诫…不要靠近 - The farmer warned us off his land when we tried to camp there.
我们想在那里露营，可是农场主警告我们不得靠近他的土地。
- The farmer warned us off his land when we tried to camp there.
- to advise somebody not to do something or to stop doing something
劝…不要做；建议…停止做 - She wanted to ask him about it but the look in his eyes warned her off.
她想要问他这件事，可他的眼神阻止了她。 - warn somebody off doing something We were warned off buying the house.
有人劝我们不要购买这所房子。
- She wanted to ask him about it but the look in his eyes warned her off.