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upbraiding

/uhp-brey-ding/US // ʌpˈbreɪ dɪŋ //

长篇大论,高骂,长篇累牍,长篇大论的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or words of a person who upbraids; severe reproof or censure: an upbraiding from one's superiors.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : severely reproachful or reproving; censorious: upbraiding remarks.

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Examples

  • At the weekend, her only son, John Hancock, 36, went public, upbraiding his mother for failing to provide security for her family.

  • Be ashamed of upbraiding speeches before friends: and after thou hast given, upbraid not.

  • At first he adopted a high moral tone, upbraiding me for my fault and threatening to inform against me.

  • Could I fail my promise, I should imagine the spirit of his father (as I presume he was) looking down and upbraiding me.

  • After upbraiding me for leaving the Hall, she demanded for what Blond had so earnestly desired to see me?

  • After upbraiding Mary, she agreed to pay for the mutton, and the matter was thus compromised.