| 单词 | upbraid |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ʌp'breid] |
| 解释 | v.斥责，责骂 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.斥责，责骂(to criticize severely; scold vehemently) 【考】 upbraid : disapproval / lament : grief / dote : like(极度不赞成是谴责/ 极度悲伤是悲叹/极度 喜爱是溺爱)反义词：laud(赞美); extol(赞扬) 【记】 up(向上)+braid(辫子 )→揪辫子→责骂 【例】 The teacher upbraided the student for being habitually late. |
| 字源 | upbraid (v.) Old English upbregdan "bring forth as a ground for censure," from up (adv.) + bregdan "move quickly, intertwine" (see braid (v.)). Similar formation in Middle Swedish upbrygdha. Meaning "scold" is first attested late 13c. Related: Upbraided; upbraiding. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 斥责(尖锐地批评) 【记】up上, braid(n 辫子)－向上揪你的辫子－严厉责骂up, braid = bride(n 新娘)－老婆地位至高无上－斥责你 【类】upbraid: disapproval = lament: grief = dote: like极度不赞成是谴责 = 极度悲伤是悲叹 = 极度喜爱是溺爱 【反】laud = extol = praise(v 赞扬) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】up + braid 往上揪辫子，或举起编的鞭子 |
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