Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #20269
reviles
诽谤；诋毁
reviles is the third person singular of revile.
to spread negative information about
- 1.
To attack (someone) with abusive language.
用辱骂性语言攻击；痛骂
用辱骂性语言攻击；痛骂；辱骂；斥责
In use
The coach reviled the referee for making a terrible call.
She felt hurt when her classmates reviled her choice of clothes.
Online trolls often revile anyone who disagrees with them.
revile sb/sth
此用法中 revile 是及物动词，直接接被辱骂的人或事物。
The crowd reviled the speaker.
人群辱骂那位演讲者。
be reviled as sth
被动语态中 as 后接被指称的身份或性质。
He was reviled as a traitor by his former allies.
他被昔日的盟友辱骂为叛徒。
be reviled for sth
for 后接导致受到责难的原因。
She was reviled for her controversial remarks.
她因发表有争议的言论而受到辱骂。
Verb forms
base revile · third person reviles · -ing reviling · past reviled · past participle reviled
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 reviled。
Common mistakes
The article reviled about the new policy.The article reviled the new policy.
revile 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要加介词 about。这里误加了 about（类似 discuss about 的错误），删掉介词即可。
I need to revile my notes before the test.I need to review my notes before the test.
revile（辱骂）和 review（复习、检查）拼写相近但意思完全不同。表示考前查看笔记应使用 review。
Connections
Collocations
- revile someone for something
- 因某事辱骂某人
- The press reviled the mayor for his handling of the crisis.新闻界因市长对危机的处理而辱骂他。
- be reviled as something
- 被斥责为……
- He was reviled as a traitor by his former colleagues.他被前同事们斥责为叛徒。
- publicly revile someone
- 公开辱骂某人
- The candidate publicly reviled his opponent during the debate.那位候选人在辩论中公开辱骂他的对手。
- revile one another
- 互相辱骂
- The two rivals spent the entire meeting reviling one another.这两个对手在整场会议中互相辱骂。
- much-reviled
- 备受诟病的
- The much-reviled policy was finally repealed by the new government.这项备受诟病的政策最终被新政府废除了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到revile里的vile（卑鄙的），想象对它反复（re-）辱骂斥责。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、文学评论、新闻报道 revile 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示严厉辱骂或斥责；日常口语中较少见，更多出现在书面评论或新闻报道里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with revile's final syllable /vaɪl/ and share the spelling chunk -ile. Beware other -ile words like missile (American /ˈmɪsəl/) or hostile (American /ˈhɑːstəl/), which do not rhyme.
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。
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