berate

英[bɪ'reɪt]美[bɪ'reɪt]
  • v. 〈正式或文〉严厉责备

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    前缀be-, 强调。rate, 责备，古词，同拉丁词reputare, 反复考量，词源同reputation, 名声。
      verb(动词)
      1. 严责，训斥

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 严责，训斥

      As he left the meeting, he was berated by angry demonstrators.

      他离开会场时遭到了愤怒的示威者责骂。

      Doctors are often berated for being poor communicators, particularly when they have to give patients bad news.

      医生常常因不善于沟通遭受指责，特别是当他们必须告诉病人坏消息的时候。

    小知识

    A strong verb for harshly cutting someone down with words is berate. “He didn't just correct the cashier who gave him the wrong change — he started to berate her, calling her names in front of the whole store.”

    When you berate someone, you do more than just raise your voice at them; berate implies putting someone down by insulting their character. This word comes from a 16th-century English and French root meaning “to scold or blame.” Often the anger behind the scolding seems over-the-top, as in “When the young man behind the counter dropped the scoop of vanilla, the manager berated him excessively by declaring him worthless and weak.”

    实用短语

    1. to berate

      叱咄,诃叱,叱喝,呵责

    2. li-berate ovary

      所以称为离心皮子房

    3. del i berate

      故意的

    4. l i berate

      解放

    5. bawl out berate

      大声或粗暴地责骂

    6. berate e

      猛烈责骂

    7. abuse berate objurgate curse

      放肆地乱骂

    8. to curse or berate sb

      狗血淋头

    9. to abuseto berate

    单词用法

    单词变形
    berates过去式： berated过去分词： berated现在分词： berating

    同义词

    vt.严责

    scold  /  at  /  yell

    其他释义

    impute  /  at  /  yell  /  scold  /  rebuke