柯林斯詞典castigate /?k?st??ɡe?t/ (castigating,castigated,castigates) 1. V-T If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely. 譴責(zé)[正式] Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism. 馬克思從不放過任何譴責(zé)殖民主義的機會。 返回 castigate劍橋詞典to criticize someone or something severely 嚴(yán)厲指責(zé);斥責(zé) Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness . 衛(wèi)生檢查員嚴(yán)厲地批評了廚房工作人員清潔工作做得太差。 返回 castigate