upbraid

英 [ʌp'breɪd] 美[ʌp'bred]

英英释义实用场景例句

GRE畅通词汇

第三人称单数: upbraids;过去式: upbraided;过去分词: upbraided;现在分词: upbraiding;

upbraid 申斥

up, 向上，braid, 挥舞，来自PIE*bher, 燃烧，照明，词源同burn, bright. 引申义申斥。

1. express criticism towards;: "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

upbraid: upbraid: [OE] Upbraid originally meant ‘throw something up against someone as a fault’. It was formed from up and the ancestor of modern English braid, which used to mean ‘throw’, amongst other things. The object of the verb was originally the ‘fault’; the shift of focus to the ‘person blamed’ began in the 13th century.
=> braid
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.

His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed...: 他母亲把他叫到跟前训斥了一番，又哭哭啼啼地向上帝祷告。

His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.: 他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。

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.

He spoke, not to inflame, not to upbraid, but to convince.: 他平静地发表讲话, 没有煸情, 没有责备, 唯有说服.