rebuke
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·buke /rɪˈbjuːk/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formalTELL somebody OFF to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong 斥责，指责 SYN reprimandrebuke somebody for doing something Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press. 陪审团成员因向媒体发表言论而受到严厉指责。 —rebuke noun [countable, uncountable] a rebuke from the president 总统的批评→ See Verb table
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rebuke• Welfare workers were sternly rebuked by the court for ignoring the woman's plea for help.• When the extent of the pollution became known, the company was publicly rebuked by the Governor.• The Soviet media did not openly rebuke Ceausescu for his reception of Carrington.• So when they held dinner-parties Scarlet skimped on the smoked salmon, and Brian rebuked her for her graceless parsimony.• He rebuked himself for his stupidity.• He rebukes Steve Forbes' brand of supply-side economics.• Amnesty International rebuked the British government for its treatment of the refugees.• He had no sooner rebuked the women than La Salle rebuked him.rebuke somebody for doing something• Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking with the press.Origin rebuke (1300-1400) Old North French rebuker, from bukier “to hit, cut down”re·buke verbChineseSyllable
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rebuke
re‧buke /rɪˈbjuːk/
verb [transitive]
SYN reprimand
rebuke somebody for doing something
Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press.
—rebuke noun [uncountable and countable]:
a rebuke from the President
▪ reprimand formal to tell someone that they have done something wrong or illegal and are being punished for it – used especially in official contexts: The police officers were officially reprimanded for their behaviour. | The Swiss authorities severely reprimanded the banks for accepting $660million from the former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. | Debra remembered as a very young child being reprimanded by her father.
▪scold formal if a parent, teacher, or other adult scolds a child, they talk to them angrily because they have done something wrong. Scold sounds rather formal and old-fashioned. In everyday English people usually say tell somebody off: I dreaded the thought of going home and being scolded by my father.
▪tell somebody off to talk angrily to someone because they have done something wrong. Tell somebody off is more common in British English than American English: Dad told me off for getting home late.
▪give somebody a talking-to informal to talk angrily to a child because they have done something wrong: The boy was giving a good talking-to and sent home.
▪lecture to talk angrily to someone for a long time about something they have done wrong, especially in a way that they think is not necessary or fair: Stop lecturing me, will you! | He began to lecture her about her duties as a citizen.
▪rebuke formal to tell someone that they should not have done something: She rebuked him for being late. | Sheerman rebuked his colleague for suggesting that he was too stupid to understand what he was saying.
▪reproach formal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are disappointed at what they have done. Reproach sounds much gentler than criticizing someone or reprimanding them: He felt he had to reproach his friend for his excessive drinking.
▪berate formal to publicly criticize someone for a long time, in a way that shows you strongly disapprove of what they have done: She berated the paper for its 'misleading front-page story.' | Kennedy berated the Eisenhower administration and its vice president Richard Nixon, during the 1960 campaign.
re‧buke /rɪˈbjuːk/
verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old North French
Origin: rebuker, from bukier 'to hit, cut down'
formal to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong Language: Old North French
Origin: rebuker, from bukier 'to hit, cut down'
SYN reprimand
rebuke somebody for doing something
—rebuke noun [uncountable and countable]:
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