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 journalist castigated the government in the editorial for its handling of the crisis.
记者在社论中严厉批评了政府对危机的处理。
02
严惩, 严厉斥责
to inflict harsh punishment or reprimand upon someone
Transitive: to castigate sb
例子
The judge castigated the defendant with a harsh sentence of ten years in prison.
法官以十年监禁的严厉判决严惩了被告。
