英语词汇“berate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

berateberate /bəˈreɪt/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYberate

Origin: 1500-1600 rate to berate (14-20 centuries)

VERB TABLE

berate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	berate
	he, she, it	berates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	berated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have berated
	he, she, it	has berated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had berated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will berate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have berated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am berating
	he, she, it	is berating
	you, we, they	are berating
Past	I, he, she, it	was berating
	you, we, they	were berating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been berating
	he, she, it	has been berating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been berating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be berating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been berating

formal to speak angrily to someone because he or she has done something wrong: berate somebody for something An angry father berated the school’s principal for not acting soon enough.