1 admonish sb (for sth/for doing sth) to tell sb firmly that you do not approve of sth that he/she has done 责备: He was admonished for arriving late at work. 他上班迟到，受到了责备。

2 to strongly advise sb to do sth 力劝: She admonished the staff to call off the strike. 她力劝员工们取消罢工。