Word · Frequency #21392
chastise
斥责；责骂；严厉批评
To scold or criticize someone severely.
- 1.
To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
惩罚,尤指体罚。
- 2.
To castigate; to scold or censure.
严厉批评；斥责。
惩罚；体罚；惩罚,尤指体罚。；严厉批评；斥责。；责骂；惩罚；[法] 责罚
In use
The teacher chastised the student for not completing the homework.
Parents often chastise their children when they misbehave.
The manager chastised the team for missing the deadline.
chastise sb for sth
The teacher chastised the student for not doing homework.
老师因学生没做作业而责骂了他。
chastise sb for doing sth
She chastised her son for lying to her.
她因儿子对她撒谎而责骂了他。
be chastised for sth
The official was chastised for his negligence.
Connections
Collocations
- chastise someone for something
- 因某事责备某人
- The teacher chastised the student for arriving late.老师因学生迟到而责备了他。
- chastise oneself for something
- 为某事自责
- He chastised himself for not speaking up at the meeting.他因在会上没有发言而自责。
- severely chastise
- 严厉斥责
- The director severely chastised the staff for missing the deadline.主管因错过最后期限而严厉斥责了员工。
- publicly chastise
- 公开斥责
- The mayor publicly chastised the company for polluting the river.市长公开斥责了该公司污染河流的行为。
- chastise a child
- 责罚孩子
- It is not wise to chastise a child in public.当众责罚孩子是不明智的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：老师“查”(chá)到错误就罚站斥责——chastise=惩罚、斥责。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：workplace reprimands、school discipline、formal writing chastise 属正式用语，多用于书面语或正式场合，表示‘严厉批评、斥责’或‘惩罚（尤指体罚）’；语气比较正式、严肃。
Pronunciation & Spelling
advise、surprise、size 与 chastise 押韵（都以 /aɪz/ 结尾）。注意：realize 拼写为 -ize，发音也有 /aɪz/，但重音在首音节，不算完美押韵。promise 和 expertise 虽以 -ise 结尾，但发音分别为 /ˈprɒmɪs/ 和 /ˌekspɜːˈtiːz/，与 /aɪz/ 不同。
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