词汇 | sermonizing |
释义 | sermonizing present participle ofsermonize sermonize verb[ I ] (UK usuallysermonise)uk /ˈsɜː.mə.naɪz/ us /ˈsɝː.mə.naɪz/ disapproving to give a long talk to people, telling them how they should behave in order to be better people: 长篇大论地说教 My grandmother's all right until she starts sermonizing and then she's unbearable.我祖母人很好,可是一旦她开始长篇大论地说教,就让人难以忍受了。 Synonym moralizedisapproving Lecturing & addressing call for papers CFP co-present deliver a speech eunoia jawbone maiden speech monologue onto oratory presentation public speaking sermon sermonize slide speak speaking speech speechify talk at someone Examples of sermonizingsermonizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Ridicule followed sermonizing as the favoured method of defining elite norms. The point is that, even here, there is a good dose of political sermonizing intermingled with the flattery. Confusion over audience means that the introduction anxiously negotiates between providing information and sermonizing. Sadhna got shocked and left the area after sermonizing her. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. But the highlight of the film was portraying how liberating and joyous forgiveness isboth giving it and receiving itwithout putting implausible, sermonizing dialogue into their characters' mouths. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ward evangelized the social gospel, sermonizing on matters of economics and poverty and the potential role of the church in the rectification of the structural failings of society. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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