英语词汇“berate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(verb) in the sense of scold

Definition

to scold harshly

Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.

Synonyms

scold

If he finds out, he'll scold me.

rebuke

They have been seriously rebuked.

reprimand

He was reprimanded by a teacher.

reproach

She is quick to reproach anyone.

blast

They have blasted the report.

carpet (informal)

put down

criticize

His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.

slate (informal, mainly British)

Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic.

censure

I would not presume to censure him for his views.

castigate

She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.

revile

chide

He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights.

harangue

tear into (informal)

tell off (informal)

rail at

flame (informal)

diss (slang)

read the riot act to

reprove

Women were reproved if they did not wear hats.

upbraid

Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone.

slap on the wrist

lambast(e)

bawl out (informal)

excoriate

rap over the knuckles

chew out (US, Canadian, informal)

tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal)

give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal)

vituperate

Opposites

approve

praise

cheer

admire

acclaim

applaud

, compliment,

congratulate

commend

laud

extol

big up (slang, mainly Caribbean)

take your hat off to

单词	berate
释义	Trends of berate View usage for: berate (bɪreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense berates, present participle berating, past tense, past participle berated verb If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong. [formal] Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. [VERB noun + for] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach More Synonyms of berate berate in British English (bɪˈreɪt) verb (transitive) to scold harshly berate in American English (biˈreɪt; bɪˈreɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: beˈrated or beˈrating to scold or rebuke severely SIMILAR WORDS: scold Word origin be- + rate2 Examples of 'berate' in a sentence berate For once I controlled myself and didn't berate her as a feeling of dread spread through me. Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002) They wouldn't need to berate heaven, or put on smiles when all they wanted to do was scream. Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2002) She began to regret not being ashore where she could berate her brother without straining her voice. Elizabeth Lowell AMBERBEACH (2002) In other languages berate British English: berate VERB If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong. She berated him for the noise he made. American English: berate Brazilian Portuguese: ralhar Chinese: 痛斥 European Spanish: reprender French: réprimander German: schelten Italian: rimproverare Japanese: 叱責する Korean: 질책하다 European Portuguese: ralhar Latin American Spanish: reprender (verb) in the sense of scold Definition to scold harshly Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. Synonyms scold If he finds out, he'll scold me. rebuke They have been seriously rebuked. reprimand He was reprimanded by a teacher. reproach She is quick to reproach anyone. blast They have blasted the report. carpet (informal) put down criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. slate (informal, mainly British) Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic. censure I would not presume to censure him for his views. castigate She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. revile chide He is quick to chide his staff for any mistakes or oversights. harangue tear into (informal) tell off (informal) rail at flame (informal) diss (slang) read the riot act to reprove Women were reproved if they did not wear hats. upbraid Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone. slap on the wrist lambast(e) bawl out (informal) excoriate rap over the knuckles chew out (US, Canadian, informal) tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal) give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) vituperate Opposites approve , praise , cheer , admire , acclaim , applaud , compliment, congratulate , commend , laud , extol , big up (slang, mainly Caribbean) , take your hat off to Additional synonyms in the sense of blast Definition to criticize severely They have blasted the report. Synonyms criticize, attack, put down, censure, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), flay, rail at, flame (informal), diss (slang), lambast(e), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), throw shade (at) (slang) in the sense of castigate Definition to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. Synonyms reprimand, blast, carpet (informal), flame (informal), put down, criticize, lash, slate (informal, British), censure, rebuke, scold, berate, dress down (informal), chastise, chasten, tear into (informal), diss (slang), read the riot act, slap on the wrist, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, haul over the coals (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal) in the sense of censure Definition to criticize (someone or something) severely I would not presume to censure him for his views. Synonyms criticize, blame, abuse, condemn, carpet (informal), flame (informal), denounce, put down, slate (informal), rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, berate, castigate, chide, tear into (informal), diss (slang), blast, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, slap on the wrist, damn, lambast(e), bawl out (informal), excoriate, rap over the knuckles, chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal), give (someone) a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), reprehend Nearby words of berate benumbed bequeath bequest berate bereaved bereavement bereft Synonyms of 'berate' berate Explore 'berate' in the dictionary
随便看	信条信用信用卡信誉信贷信赖 to be born of or to sb to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be bound to do sth to be bound up in sth to be bound up with sth to be breathing down sb's neck to be breathing down someone's neck to be brimming with to be brought or called or held to account for sth to be brought to bed to be bubbling (over) with confidence/ideas to be bulging with to be burned/buried alive to be burning with impatience/ambition to be bursting to be bursting at the seams to be bursting to do sth to be bursting with to be bursting with something

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