chastise

[US]/tʃæˈstaɪz/
[UK]/tʃæˈstaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 嚴懲(某人)(尤指責打)
Word Forms
過去分詞chastised
現在分詞chastising
第三人稱單數chastises
過去式chastised
複數chastises

Example Sentences

was roundly chastised for insolence.

因爲傲慢而受到一頓懲罰。

he chastised the dancers who'd been hotdogging.

他嚴懲了賣弄技巧的舞蹈演員。

chastise a bully by giving him a thrashing;

給這個欺侮弱者的人一頓鞭打以作懲罰;

he chastised his colleagues for their laziness.

他嚴厲譴責同事們的怠情。

The chastised child looked at her father with a pathetic, doleful expression.

被責罵的孩子哀憐地、悲傷地看着她的父親。

A boy chastised himself for a ditched pitch but was quickly soothed by his partner’s “That’s OK!”

一名男生責罰自己那糟糕的投擲,但他的配手一句“沒關係!”使他很快平靜下來。

Real-world Examples

Barbie chooses the stiletto and is quickly chastised.

芭比選擇了高跟鞋,很快就受到了批評。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Elena dances like Lizzo and my mother drinks her in, forgetting to chastise.

埃琳娜(女兒)跳得像莉佐一樣奔放,母親入神地看着,忘了責罵。

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Last week, the president openly chastised Sessions for recusing himself in the Russia matter.

上週,他還公開批評塞申斯刻意迴避俄羅斯調查。

Source: PBS English News

The Jove of the 1990s would occasionally make homophobic jokes; now he chastises his father's.

20世紀90年代的喬夫偶爾會開一些恐同的笑話;而現在,他會嚴厲批評他父親的同類笑話。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Last fall, I was chastised for passing along a speculative tidbit I had heard in the dining hall

去年秋天,我因傳播在餐廳裏聽到的一段小道消息而受到懲罰。

Source: Past English Major Level 8 Exam Listening (Specialized)

Stiviano was also chastised for posting a picture of herself with former Lakers' player Magic Johnson on Instagram.

史蒂維安諾因將她與前湖人隊球員魔術師約翰遜的合照上傳到Instagram而受到了譴責。

Source: NPR News April 2014 Collection

As a Cardinal in Argentina, he sparked controversy when he chastised priests for refusing to baptize the children of single mothers.

作爲阿根廷的紅衣主教, 他當他批評拒絕爲單身母親孩子洗禮的牧師後引發了爭議。

Source: VOA Standard March 2013 Collection

He had more important things to do than be chastised by a bird and his birdbrained brother—like find his runaway lunch.

他有更重要的事情要做,比如去找到那頓逃跑的午餐,而不是在這兒聽一隻鳥和他那愚蠢哥哥的責罵。

Source: The Lion King (audiobook)

Melchisedec was chastising some of his family.

麥基洗德正在責備他的一些家人。

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

So, it's a little different than " chastise" ;it's related.

所以,它與“懲罰”有點不同;它是相關的。

Source: 2008 English Cafe

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