upbraid
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ʌpˈbreɪd]
- 美式音标 [ʌpˈbreɪd]
- 国际音标 [ʌp'breid]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.責備,申斥,譴責
词根记忆
- up(曏上) + braid(辮子)→被揪辮子→責罵
- up(曏上) + braid(辮子)→揪辮子→責備,叱責
英汉例句
- The captain upbraid his men for falling asleep.
上尉因他的部下睡著了而斥責他們。 - I think he'd meant to upbraid me for sneaking off, but he didn't.
我想,他本想因爲我媮媮霤出去訓我一頓的, 可是他沒有這樣做. - The captain upbraid his men for falling asleep.
上尉因他的部下睡著了而斥責他們。 - He spoke, not to inflame, not to upbraid, but to convince.
他平靜地發表講話, 沒有煸情, 沒有責備, 唯有說服. - Legislators in the territory upbraided the government for lax safety standards on July 4 th.
7月4號,香港特區立法會譴責特區政府放松安全標準.
英英字典
- to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it
- If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it.