berate
berate — 動詞
- beratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- berateshe / she / it
- beratedpast simple
- berating-ing form
1. to tell someone in a very angry and forceful way that they have done something w
痛斥
憤怒且嚴厲地責備
to tell someone in a very angry and forceful way that they have done something wrong, often at length and in front of other people
The coach berated the team for their careless mistakes during the second half of the match.
教練痛斥球隊在比賽下半場出現粗心的失誤。
berate + person + for + noun phrase (reason)
Linh berated herself for forgetting her passport at home on the morning of her flight.
Linh 因為在搭機當天早上把護照忘在家裡而痛斥自己。
A newspaper editorial berated city officials for failing to repair the broken streetlights in the neighbourhood.
一篇報紙社論痛斥市府官員未能修復社區裡損壞的路燈。
When the report arrived three days late, the manager berated her assistant in front of the whole office.
報告遲交三天後，經理在整間辦公室面前痛斥她的助理。
Ziad's grandfather berated him for speaking rudely to the elderly neighbour who had helped them.
Ziad 的祖父痛斥他對幫助過他們的老年鄰居說話不客氣。
- scold
more general and less intense; often used for everyday, informal reprimands (B2)
- rebuke
similar level of formality but usually shorter in duration and less emotionally charged (C1)
- reprimand
formal, often official disciplinary setting; implies authority (C1)
- chastise
slightly old-fashioned; can be milder or, historically, imply physical punishment (C1)
文法句型
berate + person + for + noun/gerund
berate + oneself (reflexive)
用法筆記
Frequently used with a 'for'-phrase that states the reason for the anger. This verb often implies a sustained, loud reprimand rather than a quick comment. The object is always a person or oneself — never an abstract concept or a that-clause.