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Meaning of 杀鸡儆猴

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杀 shā 鸡 jī 儆 jǐng 猴 hóu (Trad.: 殺雞儆猴)
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
Example Sentences
1
你只想着用她来杀鸡儆猴
,
没想到找她留给我的钥匙
。
You were too busy making an example out of her to find the key that she left with me.
2
“
那就像是杀鸡儆猴
,
”
黄怒波一边抚摸着自己的宠物猫一边说
。
"It will be like killing the monkey to scare the chickens, " he said while stroking his pet cat, Little Sister Big Eyes.
3
所以他那时就决定要杀鸡儆猴
,
把奴隶丢到镇民广场中央的狮笼里
。
That's when he decided that he would throw the slave into a cage with a lion in the middle of the town square2 to set an example.
4
罗马以对罪犯的
“
杀鸡儆猴
”
来防止犯罪
,
结果他们大量地使用了钉十字架的死刑
。
The Romans "made examples" of criminals to deter crime -- hence their use of public crucifixion.
5
美联储和财政部希望通过任由雷曼破产达到杀鸡儆猴的作用
:
从现在起
,
谁也别对政府救市抱有幻想
。
The Federal Reserve and Treasury decided to let Lehman fail and set a "moral hazard" example: from now on, you can't rely on Uncle Sam to bail you out.