castigate

英 [ˈkæstɪɡeɪt]

美 [ˈkæstɪɡeɪt]

v.  严厉批评; 申斥

过去式：castigated　过去分词：castigated　现在分词：castigating　第三人称单数：castigates　复数：castigates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 严厉批评；申斥
  to criticize sb/sth severely
  1. He castigated himself for being so stupid.
     他责怪自己太笨。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 怒声责骂;斥责
  If youcastigatesomeone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
  1. Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism...
     马克思抓住每一个机会严厉谴责殖民主义。
  2. She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.
     她斥责他没有智识兴趣。

英英释义

verb

• censure severely
  1. She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
  Synonym:chastiseobjurgatechastencorrect
• inflict severe punishment on

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