berate
英 [b?'re?t]
美[b?'ret]
- vt. 嚴(yán)責(zé)；申斥
英英釋意
- 1. censure severely or angrily;
- "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
- "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
- "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"