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castigation

castigation

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

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1. VERB 怒声责骂;斥责 If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. 
  • Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism...

    马克思抓住每一个机会严厉谴责殖民主义。

  • She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.

    她斥责他没有智识兴趣。

castigation
  • ...Bradley's public castigation of the police chief.

    布拉德利对警察局局长的公开申斥

Noun

1. a severe scolding

2. verbal punishment

1. Some people believe that work is a better means of order and discipline than chain and castigation.
有些人认为要使犯人遵纪守法劳动是比镣铐和惩罚更有效的手段。

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