Upbraid

[ ʌp'bred ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 责备，申斥，谴责;
GRE 核心

💡 词根助记

up上+braid辫子→向上抓辫子→谴责

📝 例句

upbraid a person for [with] a fault
责备某人的过失
I think he'd meant to upbraid me for sneaking off, but he didn't.
我想，他本想因为我偷偷溜出去训我一顿的，可是他没有这样做。
1.to upbraid; to scold; to reprimand; 2.to repel; to exclude; to oust
斥
Mary's boss upbraided her for being late.
玛丽的上司因她迟到而责骂她。
So she sat down to cry again and upbraid herself;
她坐下又哭起来，边哭边生自己的气；

🌱 联想助记

【记】※ up-上,braid-辫子:愤怒的责骂者辫子向上竖起 ※ up-起床,b-拼音“不”,raid-袭击:喽啰们起床后不马上袭击行人抢东西,遭到山大王的严厉谴责

✅ 同义词

rebuke reprehend reprimand reproach reprove scold castigate chastise chide objurgate admonish correct fault

📖 牛津释义

upbraid v[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) (dated or fml 旧或文) scold or reproach sb 责骂或申责某人 upbraid sb for wrongdoing, incompetence, etc 申斥某人干了坏事、 不称职等.

🔁 扩展释义

*[ʌp'breid]vt. 谴责, 责骂, 申斥相关词组: upbraid sb with a fault upbraid sb for doing sth

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

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domesticate vt. 驯养;使爱家;适应家庭生活;引进;
emulate vt. 仿真;竞争;努力赶上;
suture n. 缝合，缝伤口;缝线; vt. 缝合伤口;
vomit vt.& vi. 呕吐;大量喷出; n. 呕吐，呕吐物;催吐剂;
odds n. 希望，可能性;几率，胜算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
vitreous adj. 玻璃（似）的，玻璃质的; adv. 玻璃状地; n. 玻璃状态，透明性;
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🗣️ 情景例句

I'm Elsa Tobin. How do you do?
我叫Elsa Tobin ，你好。
Could you carry my doggie for me?
你能替我带我的小狗吗？
If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
“亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！”
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umburana
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