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单词 upbraid
释义 up·braid
\|əp|brād sometimes _əpˈb-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English upbreyden, from Old English ūpbregdan, probably from ūp up + bregdan to move suddenly, snatch, weave together — more at up, braid
1. obsolete : to bring forth as a cause for censure
 < there will come a time when this shall be upbraided to us — Jeremy Taylor >
2.
 a. : to criticize severely : find fault with
  < upbraids all forms of ceremony — W.B.Yeats >
 b. : to reproach severely : scold vehemently
  < saw the priest go over to the parents and upbraid them for bringing their children to such a place — Francis Stuart >
3. archaic : to make queasy : nauseate
Synonyms: see scold
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