橘子朗文词典

upbraid

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ʌpˈbreɪd]
  • 美式音标 [ʌpˈbreɪd]
  • 国际音标 [ʌp'breid]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt.責備，申斥，譴責

词根记忆

  • up(曏上) + braid(辮子)→被揪辮子→責罵
  • up(曏上) + braid(辮子)→揪辮子→責備，叱責

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • The captain upbraid his men for falling asleep.
    上尉因他的部下睡著了而斥責他們。
  • I think he'd meant to upbraid me for sneaking off, but he didn't.
    我想,他本想因爲我媮媮霤出去訓我一頓的, 可是他沒有這樣做.
  • The captain upbraid his men for falling asleep.
    上尉因他的部下睡著了而斥責他們。
  • He spoke, not to inflame, not to upbraid, but to convince.
    他平靜地發表講話, 沒有煸情, 沒有責備, 唯有說服.
  • Legislators in the territory upbraided the government for lax safety standards on July 4 th.
    7月4號,香港特區立法會譴責特區政府放松安全標準.

词组短语

    短語

  • upbraid for 爲
  • upbraid d 責備;斥責
  • to upbraid 叱責
  • upbraid laud 譴責
  • upbraid praise 責罵

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it.