rebuke
Word family adjectiverebukablerebukefuladverbrebukefullyrebukinglynounrebukerverbrebuke
re·buke /rɪˈbjuːk/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] formalTELL somebody OFF to speak to someone severely about something they have done wrong 斥责,指责 SYN reprimandrebuke somebody for doing something Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking to the press. 陪审团成员因向媒体发表言论而受到严厉指责。
—rebuke noun [countableC, uncountableU] a rebuke from the president 总统的批评
rebuke somebody for doing something• Members of the jury were sharply rebuked for speaking with the press. Origin rebuke (1300-1400) Old North French rebuker, from bukier “to hit, cut down”