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berate

🇬🇧 UK/bi'reit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To scold or criticize someone angrily and at length

严厉斥责，痛骂

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
bemake, cause, thoroughly
+
ratestem
=berate

Common Collocations

  • 1.berate someone for因……而斥责某人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The coach berated the team for their poor performance.

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