| 单词 | berate |
| 释义 | berate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishberatebe‧rate /bɪˈreɪt/ verb [transitive + for]formalTELL somebody OFF to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusberate• She took a shaky step back, mentally berating herself for continuing to react to him in this inexplicable fashion.• Don't be stupid, she berated herself.• He berates his then-girlfriend, known only as Jackie, for taking much-needed breaks from caring for him.• Just occasionally the tensions spilled over, such as when she berated Moira publicly about the way she was feeding her first child.• I seemed always to be berating myself for visiting with friends and spending a Sunday afternoon talking.• Still, she was able to berate Patsy and Betsy for giggling.Origin berate (1500-1600) rate “to berate” ((14-20 centuries)) |
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