| 单词 | berate |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [bi'reit] |
| 解释 | v.猛烈责骂 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.猛烈责骂(to scold or rebuke severely) 【记】 be+rate(责骂)，rate 本身是一个单词 【例】 The teacher berated the students for being late. |
| 字源 | berate (v.) 1540s, from be- "thoroughly" + Middle English rate "to scold" (late 14c.), from Old French reter "accuse, blame," from Latin reputare (see reputation). "Obsolete except in U.S." [OED 1st ed.], but it seems to have revived in Britain 20c. Related: Berated; berating. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (愤怒并长时间地)批评; 严厉指责 = scold = rebuke = jaw = rail = rate = revile = upbraid = vituperate 【例】The teacher berated the student 老师严厉斥责学生. 【记】rate(vt 责骂) 【反】praise(vt 赞扬); commend(vt 称赞) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】rate 责骂 irate, irritate；各种比率，升学率，物价，开车的速度，房地产税率等等烦心事都令人想骂人 【相关】irate发怒 |
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