object lesson

英 [ˈɒbdʒekt lesn]

美 [ˈɑːbdʒekt lesn]

n.  借鉴; 经验教训

牛津词典

noun

• 借鉴；经验教训
  a practical example of what you should or should not do in a particular situation

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （作为教训或说明原则的）实例
  If you describe an action, event, or situation as anobject lesson, you think that it demonstrates the correct way to do something, or that it demonstrates the truth of a particular principle.
  1. It was an object lesson in how to use television as a means of persuasion.
     这是如何利用电视进行劝服的一个实际例子。

英英释义

noun

• punishment intended as a warning to others
  1. they decided to make an example of him
  Synonym:exampledeterrent examplelesson

双语例句

• Consider my life an object lesson.
  把我的生命当作一个目标课程。
• The way she handled this situation provided an object lesson in how to deal with a dissatisfied customer.
  在如何对待不满意的顾客方面，她处理这件事情的方法可供参考。
• From its mastery of the Internet and brand values to its relentless discipline and organisation, the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama was an object lesson to marketers.
  从擅于利用互联网和品牌价值，到纪律严明、组织严密，巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）的2008年总统竞选活动，对于营销人员来说，不啻一堂实物教学课。
• Just look at the task force as an object lesson.
  看看特遣舰队这个实例吧。
• Don't make me out as an object lesson.
  别拿我开刀。
• San Antonio, Texas, offers an object lesson for numerous other cities combating urban decay.
  德克萨斯州的圣。安东尼奥为许多其它的城市抗击城市衰退提供了一堂实物教学课。
• It was an object lesson in how to use television as a means of persuasion.
  这是如何利用电视进行劝服的一个实际例子。
• I know that some now criticize the action in Libya as an object lesson.
  我知道，现在有些人将利比亚的行动作为实物教育加以批评。
• The object lesson for your staff and the company will be the squeaky wheel gets the grease and the political employee gets the raise.
  员工得到了实际教训，公司里会哭的孩子有奶吃，懂政治的员工得到了加薪。
• Unfortunately, for all their rising economic might, this episode is proving to be an object lesson for them on the realities of global political jockeying.
  不幸的是，尽管它们的经济实力在不断上升，事实证明这段插曲将给新兴国家上一堂有关全球政治博弈现实的实物教学课。