lambaste

IPA/læmˈbeɪst/
KK[lˌæmbˈest]IPA/læmˈbeɪst/

lambaste — 動詞

  • 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

嚴詞抨擊

公開以激烈言詞痛罵某人或某事

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.

影評嚴詞抨擊這部新片劇本薄弱、結尾拖沓。

lambaste + noun (a work) + for + reason

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

Rin 嚴詞抨擊市議會刪減公共圖書館的經費。

lambaste + person + for + cause

常見搭配
  • lambaste a decision
  • lambaste the government
  • be lambasted in the press
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

痛打；鞭笞

用棍棒鞭子等反覆重擊某人

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.

那位老農夫用一根長竹棍痛打那群小偷，直到他們逃走。

lambaste + person + with + instrument

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

Rafael 讀到從前殘忍的水手會拿打結的繩子鞭笞新進船員。

historical context with rope or whip

常見搭配
  • lambaste with a stick
  • lambaste with a 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.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • the government
  • the decision
  • the report

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • be lambasted in the press
  • lambaste somebody for their handling of something

介系詞搭配

  • for (cause)
  • in (the press / a speech)