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单词 rebuke
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rebuke

noun
/rɪˈbjuːk/
/rɪˈbjuːk/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the act of speaking severely to somebody because they have done something wrong synonym reprimand
    • He was silenced by her stinging rebuke.
    • She answered with no hint of rebuke.

rebuke

verb
/rɪˈbjuːk/
/rɪˈbjuːk/
[often passive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rebuke
/rɪˈbjuːk/
/rɪˈbjuːk/
he / she / it rebukes
/rɪˈbjuːks/
/rɪˈbjuːks/
past simple rebuked
/rɪˈbjuːkt/
/rɪˈbjuːkt/
past participle rebuked
/rɪˈbjuːkt/
/rɪˈbjuːkt/
-ing form rebuking
/rɪˈbjuːkɪŋ/
/rɪˈbjuːkɪŋ/
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  1. rebuke somebody (for something/for doing something) to speak severely to somebody because they have done something wrong synonym reprimand
    • The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.
    • She rebuked herself for her stupidity.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • sharply
    • gently
    • publicly
    • …
    preposition
    • for
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    Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘force back, repress’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French rebuker, from re- ‘back, down’ + bukier ‘to beat’ (originally ‘cut down wood’, from Old French busche ‘log’).
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