【castigate】 - A-level备考词汇

castigate

UK:  ['kæstɪɡeɪt]

US:  ['kæstɪ.ɡeɪt]

第三人称单数：castigates  现在分词：castigating  过去式：castigated  

v.

1.惩戒,严厉批评

2.鞭责

3.修订(文章等)

4.非难;痛诋

5.攻击

6.把…斥之为

7.惩罚;苛责

1 . "I don't want to be one of those elders who castigate young peoples' form of communication, " she said.
“我不想变成那种批评年轻人沟通方式的老人，”她说。

2 . Do not castigate yourself for guilts that may have contributed to your loneliness.
不要因可能造成你孤独的过错严惩自己。

3 . Do not castigate the very One that gave you life for life is not ending.
不要谴责给予你生命的真正的那一个，生命是没有止境的。

4 . For one thing, it's an example those who castigate President Obama for "demonizing" insurance companies should consider.
首先，那些斥责奥巴马总统“妖化”保险公司的人需要认真考虑这个例子。

5 . And the more used Democratic activists feel, the less likely they are to rush to the polls to castigate the Republicans.
民主党激进分子越是觉得自己被利用，就越不大会赶紧投票以谴责共和党。