berate
berate — 動詞
- beratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- berateshe / she / it
- beratedpast simple
- berating-ing form
1. to speak to someone in a harsh, angry way because you think they did something w
痛斥；怒斥
因對方做錯事而憤怒斥責
to speak to someone in a harsh, angry way because you think they did something wrong
Anjali's coach berated her for missing the final bus after practice.
Anjali 的教練因她練習後錯過末班車而痛斥她。
berate + someone + for + doing something
Felix berated the waiter when the soup arrived cold again.
湯又一次端上來時是冷的，Felix 怒斥了那名服務生。
Min was berated by the chef for serving the wrong table.
Min 因把菜送錯桌而被主廚痛斥。
passive: be berated by someone for something
After the error, Jessica berated herself all evening in her journal.
出了差錯後，Jessica 整晚都在日記裡痛斥自己。
reflexive use: berate yourself
The customer berated the young clerk over a twenty-dollar refund.
那名顧客為了二十美元的退款怒斥那位年輕店員。
- berate someone for being late
- berate staff publicly
- berate a player after a match
- berate yourself for a mistake
文法句型
berate + someone
berate + someone + for + something
berate + someone + for + doing something
berate + yourself + for + something
用法筆記
Usually takes a person as its object, often followed by for plus the mistake or behavior. It is stronger and more formal than everyday verbs such as scold or tell off.