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单词 rebuke
释义 re·buke
I. \-ˈbyük\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English rebuken, from Old North French rebuker, from re- + -buker (perhaps from Middle High German būsch cudgel) — more at boast
1.
 a. : to criticize sharply : censure severely : reprimand
  < their children where they could be watched and rebuked if they became restless — J.H.Cutler >
  < rebuked abuse of the uniform for commercial purposes — Dixon Wecter >
 b. : to serve as a rebuke to
  < his industry rebukes me >
2. : to turn back or keep down : check, repulse
 < whose courtiers vowed he could rebuke the waves — Thomas Wood †1950 >
 < the mountaineering willow, sharply rebuked by drying winds, rises no higher than an inch — Andrew Young >
Synonyms: see reprove
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from rebuken to rebuke
: an expression of strong disapproval : reprimand, reproof
 < clambering on the divan with muddy shoes brought sharp parental rebuke — Lucius Garvin >
 < dreading a rebuke … by venturing to dance — Jane Austen >
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