castigate

'kæstigeit

托福GRE Collins 1

v. inflict severe punishment on

vt. 惩罚, 苛评, 修订

Collins 星级

18,493

BNC 频率

20,051

使用频率

castigate 由词根 cast（投，抛）和后缀 -gate（使...）组成，可以理解为“投向惩罚”，即“惩罚”或“严厉批评”。

例句

1. The teacher will castigate the students who fail to complete their homework.

老师会严厉批评那些未完成作业的学生。

2. He was castigated by his friends for being late to the meeting.

他因为开会迟到而受到朋友们的严厉指责。

3. The coach castigated the team for their lack of effort during the game.

教练因球队在比赛中缺乏努力而对他们进行了严厉批评。