Word · Frequency #19213
berated
痛斥；严厉责备
berated is the past of berate.
to scold or criticize someone angrily
- 1.
To chide or scold vehemently.
激烈地责骂或斥责。
激烈地责骂或斥责。；严责
In use
The manager often berates the staff for minor mistakes.
She berated her son for coming home late without calling.
He was berating the delivery driver for the damaged package.
berate someone
The teacher berated the student.
老师严责了那个学生。
berate someone for something
She berated him for his rudeness.
她因他的无礼而怒斥他。
berate someone for doing something
He berated her for arriving late.
他因她迟到而严厉斥责她。
Verb forms
base berate · third person berates · -ing berating · past berated · past participle berated
规则变化动词，意为严责、怒斥。
Common mistakes
He berated to me yesterday.He berated me yesterday.
berate 是及物动词，后直接跟宾语，不需要介词 'to'。中文中“对…严责”的“对”导致误加 'to'。
She berated on him for being late.She berated him for being late.
berate 是及物动词，后直接跟宾语，不需要介词 'on'。中文中“对…严责”的“对”也可能被误译为 'on'。
Connections
Collocations
- berate someone for something
- 因某事痛斥某人
- The coach berated the players for their careless mistakes.教练因队员们的粗心失误痛斥了他们。
- berate oneself for
- 因……自责
- She berated herself for missing the deadline.她因错过最后期限而自责。
- publicly berate
- 公开痛斥
- It was wrong of him to publicly berate the intern.他公开痛斥实习生的做法是错误的。
- harshly berate
- 严厉斥责
- The boss harshly berated the team for the failed launch.老板因产品发布失败严厉斥责了团队。
Synonyms
- scold
- 责骂；训斥 · 最常用、口语化，语气比 berate 轻；berate 强调激烈、长时间的斥责。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
berate 听起来像 be rate（被打低分），考试被评低分时被老师激烈责骂，记住这个画面。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、书面报道、公开批评 berate 比较正式，多用于正式演讲、书面报道或公开批评中；在日常口语场合较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于 berate sb for sth 结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
所列词与 berate 的末尾 /reɪt/ 押韵：rate、crate、grate、irate、late、state 中的 -ate 均读 /eɪt/；irate 与 berate 一样重音在后。注意拼写相同的 -ate 不一定都读 /eɪt/，例如 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/、chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ 中的 -ate 读 /ɪt/ 或 /ət/，不要照拼写类推。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.