lambaste

/læmˈbeɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /læmˈbeɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)lam-ˈbāst -ˈbast ˈlam-ˌbāst, -ˌbast/ (ame, mw)

lambaste — verb

  • lambastepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • lambastes3rd person singular
  • lambasting-ing form
  • lambastedpast simple

1. to talk about a person, group, or piece of work in very angry words, often in pu

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

to talk about a person, group, or piece of work in very angry words, often in public.

例句

Reviewers lambasted the new film for its weak script and slow ending.

lambaste + noun (a work) + for + reason

Rin lambasted the city council for cutting funding to the public library.

lambaste + person + for + cause

同義詞
  • slam

    informal and common in news headlines; similar force but shorter and punchier

  • berate

    more about long, angry telling-off, usually face to face rather than in public writing

  • denounce

    more formal; suggests a public moral or political condemnation rather than personal anger

  • lay into

    informal phrasal verb; can be verbal or physical attack, often more sudden

反義詞
  • praise

    to say strongly positive things about a person or piece of work

  • applaud

    to openly approve of what someone has done or said

文法句型

lambaste + somebody / something

lambaste + somebody for + noun / -ing

用法筆記

Subject is often a critic, journalist, politician, or boss; object is a person, group, or piece of work being judged. Stronger and more dramatic than 'criticize' — implies open, angry words rather than careful comment.

常見錯誤

❌My teacher lambasted me for forgetting one homework.
✅My teacher told me off for forgetting one homework.
💡lambaste suggests strong, often public attack, not a small private scolding.

2. to hit a person or animal hard many times, usually with a stick, whip, or simila

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

to hit a person or animal hard many times, usually with a stick, whip, or similar object.

例句

The old farmer lambasted the thieves with a long bamboo stick until they ran off.

lambaste + person + with + instrument

Rafael read how cruel sailors used to lambaste new crew members with a knotted rope.

historical context with rope or whip

同義詞
  • thrash

    very close in meaning; suggests beating someone many times, often with a stick or by hand

  • flog

    specifically with a whip or stick, often as a formal punishment

  • pummel

    stresses repeated blows, often with fists rather than an object

文法句型

lambaste + somebody

lambaste + somebody with + instrument

用法筆記

Today this physical sense is rare in everyday speech; readers mostly meet it in older books, news of cruelty cases, or scenes set in the past. Distinguish from sense 1: here the harm is done with the body or an object, not with words.

常見錯誤

❌The boxer lambasted his opponent on the jaw with one quick punch.
✅The boxer landed a hard punch on his opponent's jaw.
💡lambaste suggests many heavy blows, often with a stick or whip, not a single boxing punch.