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Definition of reproachful in English: reproachfuladjective rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊlrɪˈprəʊtʃf(ə)lrəˈproʊtʃfəl Expressing disapproval or disappointment. 表示责备的，失望的 she gave him a reproachful look 她以责怪的眼神看了他一眼。 Example sentencesExamples - But now, she grew reproachful and distant with Rhiannon, and Rhiannon knew quite well why.
- But I knew all those words were somehow reproachful, and that Aunt Jane and Mum were probably talking about me.
- Felldeten turned horrified eyes on her, reproachful, betrayed.
- Inger turned reproachful blue eyes on her husband.
- She looked at him with reproachful eyes and he looked at her with disgust and anger.
- While a reproachful raspberry goes to their Windows counterparts.
- I asked Dad, and he turned and gave me a reproachful look.
- His comments always held a reproachful tone, even when he tried to be dear.
- Vague, reproachful thoughts for all the remote and immediate luxury of his life passed through his mind.
- The other half quaked, disturbed by the glowering lines of his face, the reproachful glare of his obsidian eyes.
- For a moment she stood still, looking at him with reproachful fear in her wide blue eyes.
- Silently I looked up at her with a reproachful glance, trying at least for a little pity and only succeeding in finding that the spark of respect had disappeared.
- And when Uncle Sean met Melonie and Mike, he didn't seem the least reproachful that they were my friends.
- It is on this point that the reproachful farmers differ with Ellis.
- ‘Yum,’ Kimberly grinned sarcastically, and was met with a reproachful look from Gabe.
- At times the illustrations serve as reproachful comment on the inauthenticity of Longfellow's fanciful creation.
- My mother's face floated to mind, a pale reproachful moon, at her last and first visit to the asylum since my twentieth birthday.
- Jeremy was looking at Blade in a slightly reproachful manner.
- The thin-lipped reproachful glance, the bohemian toss of the head, the casual business with the cigarette case - they are all in evidence.
- Dema nodded his agreement and shot Alex a reproachful look as if she was breaking her promise.
Synonyms disapproving, reproving, full of reproof, critical, censorious, disparaging, disappointed, withering, accusatory, admonitory, condemnatory, castigatory, fault-finding
Derivativesadverb rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊlirɪˈprəʊtʃf(ə)li Then there are always the enormous old classics that you haven't got around to reading and that are staring at you reproachfully from the shelf, like the rest of Dickens or the rest of Balzac. Example sentencesExamples - He circled me and I kept my eye reproachfully on him watching for his first movement.
- Eli looked at Tim reproachfully as the two joined the stream of teens heading for the doors.
- Just below, a freshly skinned ox head, looking chillingly alive, stares reproachfully at the viewer.
- Two women walking past started and glanced my way reproachfully.
noun rɪˈprəʊtʃfʊlnəsrɪˈprəʊtʃf(ə)lnəsrəˈproʊtʃfəlnəs None of us enjoy the reproachfulness of parents who are always disappointed with the performance of their children. Example sentencesExamples - The principle of proportionality, which derives from legality concepts, requires that the sanction for an offense be in accordance with its reproachfulness.
Definition of reproachful in US English: reproachfuladjectiverəˈprōCHfəlrəˈproʊtʃfəl Expressing disapproval or disappointment. 表示责备的，失望的 she gave him a reproachful look 她以责怪的眼神看了他一眼。 Example sentencesExamples - My mother's face floated to mind, a pale reproachful moon, at her last and first visit to the asylum since my twentieth birthday.
- While a reproachful raspberry goes to their Windows counterparts.
- Vague, reproachful thoughts for all the remote and immediate luxury of his life passed through his mind.
- It is on this point that the reproachful farmers differ with Ellis.
- Silently I looked up at her with a reproachful glance, trying at least for a little pity and only succeeding in finding that the spark of respect had disappeared.
- ‘Yum,’ Kimberly grinned sarcastically, and was met with a reproachful look from Gabe.
- The thin-lipped reproachful glance, the bohemian toss of the head, the casual business with the cigarette case - they are all in evidence.
- But now, she grew reproachful and distant with Rhiannon, and Rhiannon knew quite well why.
- Dema nodded his agreement and shot Alex a reproachful look as if she was breaking her promise.
- But I knew all those words were somehow reproachful, and that Aunt Jane and Mum were probably talking about me.
- For a moment she stood still, looking at him with reproachful fear in her wide blue eyes.
- Jeremy was looking at Blade in a slightly reproachful manner.
- His comments always held a reproachful tone, even when he tried to be dear.
- Inger turned reproachful blue eyes on her husband.
- At times the illustrations serve as reproachful comment on the inauthenticity of Longfellow's fanciful creation.
- I asked Dad, and he turned and gave me a reproachful look.
- Felldeten turned horrified eyes on her, reproachful, betrayed.
- The other half quaked, disturbed by the glowering lines of his face, the reproachful glare of his obsidian eyes.
- She looked at him with reproachful eyes and he looked at her with disgust and anger.
- And when Uncle Sean met Melonie and Mike, he didn't seem the least reproachful that they were my friends.
Synonyms disapproving, reproving, full of reproof, critical, censorious, disparaging, disappointed, withering, accusatory, admonitory, condemnatory, castigatory, fault-finding
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