| 单词 | rebuke |
| 释义 | rebuke (rɪbjuːk ) Word forms: rebukes , rebuking , rebuked verb If you rebuke someone, you speak severely to them because they have said or done something that you do not approve of. [formal] The company has been publicly rebuked by one of its largest shareholders over its executive pay levels. [VERB noun] Rebuke is also a noun. The UN delivered a strong rebuke to both countries for persisting with nuclear testing. 'Silly little boy' was his favourite expression of rebuke to his pupils. Collocations: mild rebuke Time, surely, for a mild rebuke, an apology and an end to the matter. Times, Sunday Times Footage was manipulated to make it look as if he was conducting interviews in which he was not present, but he received only a mild rebuke. Times, Sunday Times A mild rebuke was all that followed, for nobody could ever detect malice in the man. Times, Sunday Times Possible sanctions range from an embarrassing public rebuke to a fine and imprisonment. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He almost lost his job over that but escaped with a stern public rebuke. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There should be a public rebuke. The Broken God (1993) What a public rebuke from the country's top boffin. The Sun (2015) Just four months earlier investors had delivered a stinging rebuke. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It surely brought them a stinging rebuke from their manager. Times, Sunday Times (2011) What must have hurt most, though, was an earlier stinging rebuke from one of their own. The Sun (2016) Translations: Chinese: 谴责 Japanese: 叱責する |
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