reprove

英 [rɪˈpruːv]

美 [rɪˈpruːv]

v.  指责; 责备; 非难

过去式：reproved　过去分词：reproved　第三人称单数：reproves　现在分词：reproving　

GRETEM8法律

BNC.21465 / COCA.31172

牛津词典

verb

• 指责；责备；非难
  to tell sb that you do not approve of sth that they have done
  1. He reproved her for rushing away.
     他责备她不该匆匆离去。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 谴责;责备;斥责
  If youreprovesomeone, you speak angrily or seriously to them because they have behaved in a wrong or foolish way.
  1. 'There's no call for talk like that,' Mrs Evans reproved him...
     “没有必要说那种话，”埃文斯夫人斥责他道。
  2. Women were reproved if they did not wear hats in court.
     女性如果在法庭不戴帽子，就会受到谴责。

英英释义

verb

• take to task
  1. He admonished the child for his bad behavior
  Synonym:admonish

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