to castigate
01
谴责, 严厉批评
to strongly and harshly criticize someone or something
Transitive: to castigate sb | to castigate sb for an action or behavior
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
castigate
第三人称单数
castigates
现在分词
castigating
一般过去时
castigated
过去分词
castigated
例子
The manager castigated the employee for consistently failing to meet deadlines.
经理严厉批评了那名员工，因为他总是不能按时完成任务。
02
严惩, 严厉斥责
to inflict harsh punishment or reprimand upon someone
Transitive: to castigate sb
例子
After being caught cheating on the final exam, the professor decided to castigate the student.
在期末考试中作弊被抓后，教授决定严惩这名学生。
