teach someone a lesson
US /tiːtʃ ˈsʌm.wʌn ə ˈles.ən/
UK /tiːtʃ ˈsʌm.wʌn ə ˈles.ən/
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給某人一個教訓, 懲罰某人
to punish someone for their bad behavior in a way that they will remember and learn from
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I'm going to teach him a lesson for being so rude.
我要給他一個教訓，因為他太粗魯了。
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The defeat should teach them a lesson about overconfidence.
這次失敗應該給他們一個教訓，讓他們不要過於自信。