revile
UK/ri'vail/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
v.
To criticize or attack someone with harsh, abusive language.
辱骂；斥责；诽谤
Root Breakdown
Native Englishreagain, back
+
vileother
=revile
Common Collocations
- 1.publicly reviled公开斥责
- 2.reviled and mocked辱骂和嘲讽
- 3.[widely reviled]广受谴责
- 4.revile someone as斥责某人为……
Example Sentences
- 1.
The politician was reviled by the public after the corruption scandal broke out.
- 2.
Critics reviled the author's latest work as offensive and poorly written.
- 3.
He was reviled and mocked by his opponents throughout the campaign.