| 单词 | berate |
| 释义 | berate (once / 8046 pages) v A strong verb for harshly cutting someone down with words is berate. "He didn't just correct the cashier who gave him the wrong change, he started to berate her, calling her names in front of the whole store." When you berate someone it is more than just raising your voice at them; it implies putting them down by insulting their character. Berate comes from the 16th-century English and French for "to scold" or "to blame." Often the anger behind the scolding seems over-the-top, as in "When the young man behind the counter dropped the scoop of vanilla, the manager berated him excessively by declaring him worthless and weak." WORD FAMILYberate: berated, berates, berating+/berating: beratings USAGE EXAMPLESThe fact that she’s stayed in this bar for 12 years when all they do is berate her is amazing to me. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) Kerr credits his father for his demeanor on the sideline as an N.B.A. coach: calm and quiet, mostly, and never one to berate a player. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) He berates you for hours, overreacts so wildly that you’re afraid of and avoid him, and most importantly refuses to listen. Slate(Dec 14, 2016) v censure severely or angrily Syn|Hypo|Hyper bawl out, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate censure severely brush down, tell offreprimand flamecriticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
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