upbraids

英 [ʌpˈbreɪdz]

美 [ʌpˈbreɪdz]

v.  申斥; 训斥; 责骂
upbraid的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 责难；非难；责骂
  If youupbraidsomeone, you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doing it.
  1. His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed...
     他母亲把他叫到跟前训斥了一番，又哭哭啼啼地向上帝祷告。
  2. His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
     他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。

双语例句

• When people on the other end of the phone mumble, she upbraids them, politely," Ahhh just can't understand you, ma'am. "
  当电话线另一头的人嘟嘟囔囔含糊不清的时候，她客气地对他们表示不满：“喂喂，我听不清楚，太太。”
• He sits, his eyes locked to hers, as she says," You vill eat, mein little schweinhund "and upbraids him for imaginary transgressions.
  他往那一坐，当她想象着他不听话，用一口德式英语责备着“你必须吃饭，我的小猪”，他就直勾勾地盯着那女人的眼睛。