- 1. lesson; moral
- ♦ 血的~ a lesson paid for with blood; lesson written in blood
- ♦ 吸取~ draw a lesson (or moral) from sth.; take warning from sth.
- 2. chide; teach sb. a lesson; give sb. a talking-to; lecture sb. (for wrongdoing, etc. )
- ♦ 他~了儿子一顿。 He gave his son a lecture.