Castigate
[ ['kæstigeit] ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 惩罚, 苛评, 修订
📝 例句
[Formal] to lash; to castigate; to flog with a whip
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The principal castigate the student who have insult their teacher.
校长谴责对老师不敬的学生。
She could not find sufficient reproaches with which to castigate herself.
她找不出充分的理由非难自己。
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-act-表示“行动”
📖 牛津释义
castigate
n[Tn]
(fml 文) scold, criticize or punish (sb) severely 严厉责骂、 批评或惩罚（某人）.
🌿 同词根单词
🗣️ 情景例句
If no one comes to claim Gemma,
如果没有人来认领Gemma，
At night, all cats are grey.
猫在夜晚皆灰色（丑妍暗中难分辨）。
However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
然而，几天之后，有人告诉他说弄错了。