Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13900
rebukes
斥责；责备；训斥
rebukes is the third person singular of rebuke.
To criticize someone harshly; to tell someone they have done something wrong.
- 1.
To criticise harshly; to reprove.
严厉批评；责备。
严厉批评；责备。；斥责；指责；制止
In use
The teacher rebuked the student for not completing the assignment.
He rebukes his dog whenever it jumps on the sofa.
The manager was rebuking the team for missing the deadline.
rebuke sb (for sth/doing sth)
常用于对某人的具体行为或过错表示批评。
The manager rebuked the employee for being late.
经理因迟到斥责了员工。
rebuke sb for having done sth
强调对已完成的错误行为的责备。
She rebuked him for having lied to her.
她因他对她撒谎而斥责了他。
be rebuked for sth/doing sth
被动结构，突出接受批评的对象。
The politician was rebuked for his controversial remarks.
那位政治家因有争议的言论受到斥责。
Verb forms
base rebuke · third person rebukes · -ing rebuking · past rebuked · past participle rebuked
Common mistakes
He rebuked me my mistake.He rebuked me for my mistake.
英语中，rebuke是及物动词，后接被责备的人，再用介词for引出责备的原因。中文表达“责备某人某事”时，常直接跟双宾语，导致遗漏介词for。
She rebuked to him for his laziness.She rebuked him for his laziness.
rebuke是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词to。常见错误是将汉语中的“对某人斥责”直译为“rebuke to sb”。
Connections
Collocations
- rebuke someone for something
- 因某事斥责某人
- The teacher rebuked the student for cheating on the test.老师因学生考试作弊而斥责了他。
- sharply rebuke
- 严厉斥责
- The general sharply rebuked the officer for disobeying orders.将军严厉斥责了那名违抗命令的军官。
- publicly rebuke
- 公开斥责
- The CEO publicly rebuked the department for failing to meet its targets.首席执行官公开斥责了该部门未能达成目标。
- rebuke a child
- 责骂孩子
- She rebuked the child for spilling his milk on purpose.她责备那孩子故意把牛奶打翻。
Pop culture & quotes
- Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
- 不要责备亵慢人，恐怕他恨你；要责备智慧人，他必爱你。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 b 看成嘟起的嘴，k 看成拳头：嘟嘴挥拳地批评，正是 rebuke 斥责。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学作品、官方声明或正式演讲 rebuke 通常用于正式或书面语境，语气严肃、强烈；日常口语中较少使用，更常见的说法是 criticise 或 tell off。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后直接接宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These -uke words all end in /uːk/ and rhyme with the stressed syllable of rebuke. Beware the lookalikes book /bʊk/ and bake /beɪk/, which have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
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。
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