upbraiding
adj.& n. 譴責(的)
v. 責備,申斥,譴責( upbraid的現在分詞 )
If you upbraid someone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it.
His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed...
他母親把他叫到跟前訓斥了一番,又哭哭啼啼地向上帝禱告。
His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
他妻子開始指責他不照顧孩子。
1. a severe scolding
I eschewed upbraiding, I curtailed remonstrance.
我避免責備,少作規勸.
Tom's boss is upbraiding him for his always being late for work.
湯姆的老闆正在批評他總是上班遲到.
I could hear the teacher upbraiding Tom for his absence from school yesterday.
我可以聽到老師責備湯姆昨天曠課的聲音.