cas·ti·gateBrE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/NAmE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theycastigateBrE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/NAmE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪt/present simple - he / she / itcastigatesBrE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪts/NAmE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪts/past simplecastigatedBrE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/past participlecastigatedBrE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/NAmE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪd/ -ing formcastigatingBrE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/NAmE/ˈkæstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/~sb/sth/yourself (forsth)(formal) tocriticizesb/sth/yourselfseverely严厉批评；申斥◆Hecastigatedhimselfforbeingsostupid. 他责怪自己太笨。▸cas·ti·ga·tionBrE/ˌkæstɪˈɡeɪʃn/NAmE/ˌkæstɪˈɡeɪʃn/noun[U]