castigate

英 ['kæstɪɡeɪt] 美 ['kæstɪɡeɪt]

• v. 惩罚；严厉批评；谴责

英英释义

Verb:

1. censure severely;

   "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
   

2. inflict severe punishment on

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Reconnoitring and collecting evidence is the first step to castigate such crime.
   侦查与取证是打击这种犯罪的第一步。
2. She could not find sufficient reproaches with which to castigate herself.
   她找不出充分的理由非难自己。

经典引文

• Castigating my body like some mediaeval nun.

  出自： A. Brink

• An editorial castigating the Nixon Administration for misleading the American people.

  出自： H. Kissinger

近反义词

【近义词】

• criticize 批评
• damn 该死
• punish 惩罚
• skin 皮肤
• penalize 处罚
• chastise 严惩
• rail 栏杆
• reprimand 训斥
• tell off 分派
• scold 责骂
• rebuke 指责
• rake over the coals 谴责
• objurgate 怒斥
• correct 正确的
• chasten (通过惩罚而使坏习惯等)...