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berate v.〈正式或文〉严厉责备 When you berate someone it is more than just raising your voice at them; it implies putting them down by insulting their character. Berate comes from the 16th-century English and French for "to scold" or "to blame." Often the anger behind the scolding seems over-the-top, as in "When the young man behind the counter dropped the scoop of vanilla, the manager berated him excessively by declaring him worthless and weak."

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英 [bɪ'reɪt] 美 [bɪ'reɪt] A strong verb for harshly cutting someone down with words is berate. "He didn't just correct the cashier who gave him the wrong change, he started to berate her, calling her names in front of the whole store." 1[VERB 动词]怒斥；训斥 If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.   [V n for n]  [Also V n]  [FORMAL 正式]Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.玛丽昂严厉斥责乔吵吵闹闹。

英语单词	berate
英美音标	英 [bɪ'reɪt] 美 [bɪ'reɪt]
中文释义	v.〈正式或文〉严厉责备
vocabulary简明	A strong verb for harshly cutting someone down with words is berate. "He didn't just correct the cashier who gave him the wrong change, he started to berate her, calling her names in front of the whole store."
vocabulary扩展	When you berate someone it is more than just raising your voice at them; it implies putting them down by insulting their character. Berate comes from the 16th-century English and French for "to scold" or "to blame." Often the anger behind the scolding seems over-the-top, as in "When the young man behind the counter dropped the scoop of vanilla, the manager berated him excessively by declaring him worthless and weak."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]怒斥；训斥 If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong. [V n for n] [Also V n] [FORMAL 正式] Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. 玛丽昂严厉斥责乔吵吵闹闹。

Berate N 英 Bɪ'Reɪt] 美 Bɪ'Reɪt V.〈正式或文〉严厉责备 Strong Verb