| 词汇 | castigating |
| 释义 | castigating present 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 castigatingcastigating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Isn't it odd that it went on and on being recycled in a city that librettists had a habit of castigating for its easily jaded palate? It is no good castigating our motor industry if at the same time we expect it to start 10 yards behind the scratch-mark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has dragged in as a witness from time to time things which he himself has begun by castigating as hearsay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that they have any grounds for castigating us on that subject. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not wish to spend time castigating the banks, but there is a strong distinction between banks and building societies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we should show more interest in how they could achieve that rather than merely castigating them when they fail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Was not the reason for the rigid phases of pay policy that she was castigating the fact that responsible collective bargaining had broken down? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gone are the days when we thought we had discharged our duty to these unfortunate youths by castigating them and putting them in durance vile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why are we castigating ourselves with this complicated business about withholding supplies when the whole thing can be done effectively without it? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall not make much progress by castigating the company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a question of castigating the expenditure of money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As well as castigating those that do poorly, it is important to praise those that make a difficult system work effectively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He talked about attacking and castigating the other side; about rudeness, being temperamental and the like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use castigating a class of people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been castigating him for statistical omissions in his statement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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