| 词汇 | castigated |
| 释义 | castigated past simple and past participle ofcastigate castigate verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/ us /ˈkæs.tə.ɡeɪt/ to criticize someone or something severely: 严厉批评;把…批驳得体无完肤 Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.卫生检查员严厉地批评了厨房工作人员清洁工作做得太差。 Synonyms attack(CRITICIZE) censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal railformal revileformal slaminformal to show disapproval of someone or something criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis. attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted. condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate. denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides. come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds. Chastising & rebuking admonishing admonishingly admonitory barracking bawl coal earbashing keelhaul lambaste lecture pull someone up punchbag punching bag put someone in their placeidiom rap someone over the knucklesidiom shame spoken tear ticking-off wigging castigationnoun[ U ]uk /ˌkæs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌkæs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ They fear the castigation of their community. That could mean jail or social castigation. There was a general castigation of young adults by their elders in that indulgent era as the Me Generation. The American administration was "deeply troubled" but fell short of outright castigation. The inquiry will be followed by much handwringing and the castigation of both individuals and local authorities. Examples of castigatedcastigated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Even those whose credentials had been established were castigated as having a 'suitcase mood' or demonised as vectors of infection. That failure incensed the litigation masters enormously; they not only reprimanded their clients, but also castigated them for having spoiled their own reputation. Though they existed outside the law and their existence was constantly castigated by the authorities, they played a very important role in society. Another castigated group were those who ' would not be helped' or refused help when it was offered. The congressional black caucus, for example, castigated the budget as ' unjust and immoral ' in its treatment of the poor and disadvantaged. Seething at such obvious inequities of capitalism, they castigated the prosperous for ' ' greed ' ' and ' ' workaholism ' '. At that time, for instance, one journalist castigated both men for failing to set aside their personal ambition to pursue the goal of national defence. Their justices refused to believe that human rights violations had occurred, and castigated those who thought otherwise. Paul castigated this particular ideal of wisdom as folly. Dhlamini and the squatters were castigated as aggressors indistinguishable from the communist guards. Strangely, that does not stop them from being castigated now for being rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Employers, castigated by them day in and day out, year in and year out, for their meanness are now being enalised if they pay more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who did this would be deservedly castigated; for he would expose his abysmal ignorance in the very act of decrying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have castigated environmental health officers at great length. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it becomes difficult to take when we make efforts to uphold the law and in response we are castigated for our inflexibility and dysfunctionality. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English 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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