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单词 remonstrate
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remonstrate


re·mon·strate

R0147200 (rĭ-mŏn′strāt′, rĕm′ŏn-)v. re·mon·strat·ed, re·mon·strat·ing, re·mon·strates v.tr. To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.v.intr. To reason or plead in protest; present an objection. See Synonyms at object.
[Medieval Latin remōnstrāre, remōnstrāt-, to demonstrate : Latin re-, re- + Latin mōnstrāre, to show (from mōnstrum, portent; see monster).]
re′mon·stra′tion (rē′mŏn-strā′shən, rĕm′ən-) n.re·mon′stra·tive (rĭ-mŏn′strə-tĭv) adj.re·mon′stra·tive·ly adv.re·mon′stra′tor n.

remonstrate

(ˈrɛmənˌstreɪt) vb1. (intr) (usually foll by: with, against, etc) to argue in protest or objection: to remonstrate with the government. 2. (tr) archaic to show or point out (a fault, etc)[C16: from Medieval Latin remonstrāre to point out (errors), from Latin re- + monstrāre to show] ˌremonˈstration n remonstrative adj ˈremonˌstrator n

re•mon•strate

(rɪˈmɒn streɪt)

v.t., v.i. -strat•ed, -strat•ing. to reason or plead in protest, objection, or complaint. [1590–1600; < Medieval Latin remōnstrātus, past participle of remōnstrāre to exhibit, demonstrate = Latin re- re- + mōnstrāre to show; see -ate1] re•mon′strat•ing•ly, adv. re•mon•stra•tion (ˌri mɒnˈstreɪ ʃən, ˌrɛm ən-) n. re•mon′stra•tive (-strə tɪv) adj. re•mon′stra•tive•ly, adv. re•mon′stra•tor, n.

remonstrate


Past participle: remonstrated
Gerund: remonstrating
Imperative
remonstrate
remonstrate
Present
I remonstrate
you remonstrate
he/she/it remonstrates
we remonstrate
you remonstrate
they remonstrate
Preterite
I remonstrated
you remonstrated
he/she/it remonstrated
we remonstrated
you remonstrated
they remonstrated
Present Continuous
I am remonstrating
you are remonstrating
he/she/it is remonstrating
we are remonstrating
you are remonstrating
they are remonstrating
Present Perfect
I have remonstrated
you have remonstrated
he/she/it has remonstrated
we have remonstrated
you have remonstrated
they have remonstrated
Past Continuous
I was remonstrating
you were remonstrating
he/she/it was remonstrating
we were remonstrating
you were remonstrating
they were remonstrating
Past Perfect
I had remonstrated
you had remonstrated
he/she/it had remonstrated
we had remonstrated
you had remonstrated
they had remonstrated
Future
I will remonstrate
you will remonstrate
he/she/it will remonstrate
we will remonstrate
you will remonstrate
they will remonstrate
Future Perfect
I will have remonstrated
you will have remonstrated
he/she/it will have remonstrated
we will have remonstrated
you will have remonstrated
they will have remonstrated
Future Continuous
I will be remonstrating
you will be remonstrating
he/she/it will be remonstrating
we will be remonstrating
you will be remonstrating
they will be remonstrating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been remonstrating
you have been remonstrating
he/she/it has been remonstrating
we have been remonstrating
you have been remonstrating
they have been remonstrating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been remonstrating
you will have been remonstrating
he/she/it will have been remonstrating
we will have been remonstrating
you will have been remonstrating
they will have been remonstrating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been remonstrating
you had been remonstrating
he/she/it had been remonstrating
we had been remonstrating
you had been remonstrating
they had been remonstrating
Conditional
I would remonstrate
you would remonstrate
he/she/it would remonstrate
we would remonstrate
you would remonstrate
they would remonstrate
Past Conditional
I would have remonstrated
you would have remonstrated
he/she/it would have remonstrated
we would have remonstrated
you would have remonstrated
they would have remonstrated
Thesaurus
Verb1.remonstrate - argue in protest or oppositionobject - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
2.remonstrate - present and urge reasons in oppositionpoint outrepresent - point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
3.remonstrate - censure severely or angrilyremonstrate - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, trounce, jaw, ragcastigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

remonstrate

verb (Formal) protest, challenge, argue, take issue, object, complain, dispute, dissent, take exception, expostulate He remonstrated with the referee.

remonstrate

verbTo express opposition, often by argument:challenge, demur, except, expostulate, inveigh, object, protest.Informal: kick, squawk.Idioms: set up a squawk, take exception.
Translations
protestarefare rimostranze

remonstrate


remonstrate with (one) (about someone or something)

To plead or argue with one in protest, objection, or complaint (about someone or something). I spent the entire day remonstrating with the manager of our hotel about the terrible quality of our stay. Instead of spending so much time remonstrating with her, you should take a moment to explain how she could do the work properly in the future. I'm done remonstrating with you about John. It's clear you're not going to do anything about him.See also: remonstrate, someone

remonstrate about (someone or something) (with one)

To plead or argue (with one) in protest, objection, or complaint about someone or something. I spent the entire day remonstrating with the manager of our hotel about the terrible quality of our stay. Instead of spending so much time remonstrating with her, you should take a moment to explain how she could do the work properly in the future.See also: remonstrate

remonstrate (with someone) (about someone or something)

to protest to someone about someone or something. After remonstrating with the manager about the price for a while, Vernon left quietly. I spent an hour remonstrating about Ted with Alice.

remonstrate


  • verb

Synonyms for remonstrate

verb protest

Synonyms

  • protest
  • challenge
  • argue
  • take issue
  • object
  • complain
  • dispute
  • dissent
  • take exception
  • expostulate

Synonyms for remonstrate

verb to express opposition, often by argument

Synonyms

  • challenge
  • demur
  • except
  • expostulate
  • inveigh
  • object
  • protest
  • kick
  • squawk

Synonyms for remonstrate

verb argue in protest or opposition

Related Words

  • object

verb present and urge reasons in opposition

Synonyms

  • point out

Related Words

  • represent
  • inform

verb censure severely or angrily

Synonyms

  • call on the carpet
  • chew out
  • chew up
  • chide
  • dress down
  • have words
  • bawl out
  • berate
  • rebuke
  • reproof
  • scold
  • take to task
  • reprimand
  • call down
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • lecture
  • trounce
  • jaw
  • rag

Related Words

  • castigate
  • chasten
  • chastise
  • objurgate
  • correct
  • brush down
  • tell off
  • criticise
  • criticize
  • pick apart
  • knock
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