| 单词 | remonstrate |
| 释义 | remonstrate (once / 1182 pages) v Remonstrate means to call someone on something that's wrong. If your mother yells at you in public, you might call this getting chewed out. She might call it remonstrating. Either way, it's embarrassing. Remonstrate has its roots in a Latin verb meaning "to show," and it used to mean "to make plain." Which is why remonstrate is a word that puts the glow of respectability on the action of yelling at someone or telling them that they're wrong. The sense is that the person remonstrating is the victim — they're just making the injustice plain. WORD FAMILYremonstrate: remonstrated, remonstrates, remonstrating, remonstration+/remonstration: remonstrations USAGE EXAMPLESThis forced her to remonstrate with the offending line judge. The Guardian(Nov 04, 2016) “My friends died, my American friends,” the heckler was shouting, remonstrating with the vice-president over US policy in Syria. The Guardian(Sep 01, 2016) With the crowd erupting, one of them then took off his track pants and remonstrated with the judges wearing nothing but a pair of trunks. Reuters(Aug 21, 2016) 1v argue in protest or opposition Hyper object express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent 2v present and urge reasons in opposition Syn|Hypo|Hyper point out represent point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance inform impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 3v censure severely or angrily Syn|Hypo|Hyper bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, 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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