chide
verb/tʃaɪd/
/tʃaɪd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chide | /tʃaɪd/ /tʃaɪd/ |
| he / she / it chides | /tʃaɪdz/ /tʃaɪdz/ |
| past simple chided | /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle chided | /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ /ˈtʃaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form chiding | /ˈtʃaɪdɪŋ/ /ˈtʃaɪdɪŋ/ |
- to criticize or blame somebody because they have done something wrong
批评；指责；责备 - chide somebody His wife gently chided him.
他的妻子温和地责备了他。 - chide somebody for (doing) something He chided the prime minster for her poor judgement.
他指责首相判断力差。 - chide yourself for (doing) something She chided herself for being so impatient with the children.
她责怪自己对孩子不够耐心。 - chide (somebody) + speech ‘Isn't that a bit selfish?’ he chided.
“那不有点自私吗？” 他责备道。
Word OriginOld English cīdan, of unknown origin. - chide somebody His wife gently chided him.