以儆效尤 meaning in English
warn others against following a bad example; as a warning to others; in order to warn against bad examples; punish sb. as a warning to others; make an example of sb.; so as to deter anyone from committing the same (mistake, crime, sin)
Examples
- They made an example of the boy
他们教训了这个男孩,以儆效尤。 - They made a example of the boy
他们惩罚这个男孩以儆效尤 - The teacher made an example of the student who have cop his neighbor ' s answer during the finals
老师当众惩罚在期末考试中抄袭邻座答案的那位学生以儆效尤。 - The teacher made an example of the student who had copied his neighbor ' s answers during the finals
老师当众惩罚在期末考试中抄袭邻座答案的那位学生以儆效尤。 - As a deterrent , all law - breaking defaulting police officers will be severely punished under relevant statutes or disciplinary rules
与此同时，依据有关法律、纪律规定，严肃惩处各类违法违纪人员，以儆效尤。