Word · Frequency #35891
upbraid
斥责；严厉批评
核心释义
To criticize severely.
- 1.
To criticize severely.
谴责；责骂；申斥
用法In use
The manager upbraided the team for missing the deadline.
用法提示：upbraided 是 upbraid 的过去式，作及物动词，表示严厉批评。
She upbraids her son whenever he leaves his toys on the floor.
用法提示：upbraids 是第三人称单数现在时，表达习惯性斥责。
He was upbraided by his boss for his careless mistake.
用法提示：was upbraided 是被动语态，upbraid 的过去分词，表示被严厉批评。
upbraid sb for sth
upbraid 为及物动词，语气较正式，常用 for 引出斥责的原因。
She upbraided him for his careless mistake.
她因他粗心的错误而斥责他。
upbraid sb for doing sth
for 后可接动名词，说明因某一具体行为而受到斥责。
The manager upbraided the staff for arriving late.
经理因员工迟到而斥责他们。
upbraid sb with sth
with 引出被用来责备对方的事由，此用法比 for 少见。
He upbraided her with his past favors.
他拿过去帮过她的忙来责备她。
be upbraided for sth
被动形式常见，for 后接被斥责的原因。
He was upbraided for his rudeness.
他因无礼而受到斥责。
Verb forms
base upbraid · third person upbraids · -ing upbraiding · past upbraided · past participle upbraided
upbraid是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The teacher upbraided at the student for being late.正确表达The teacher upbraided the student for being late.
upbraid 是及物动词，后面直接跟被斥责的人，不需要加介词 at；汉语“斥责某人”也不带介词，容易误加 at。
易错句子She upbraided him about his careless mistake.正确表达She upbraided him for his careless mistake.
表示“因某事斥责某人”时，upbraid 与 for 搭配，不用 about；about 通常表示“关于”，不能引出斥责的原因。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- upbraiding
- 斥责；责骂的话 · up- + braid + -ing
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