with obj.
1- address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment责备, 责怪：
critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency
政府的批评者们责备总统没能处理好短缺问题
with direct speech 'You know that isn't true,' he reproached her.他责怪她道, “你知道那不是真的。”
1.1
reproach someone with
accuse someone of责备（某人）…：his wife reproached him with cowardice.
他的妻子责怪他怯懦。
1.2
- archaic censure or rebuke (an offence)〈古〉（对过错）斥责, 指责。
mass noun
1- the expression of disapproval or disappointment责备, 责怪：
he gave her a look of reproach
他用责备的目光看了她一眼
count noun a farrago of warnings and pained reproaches.一大堆告诫和痛苦的责备。
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a reproach to
a thing that makes the failings of someone or something else more apparent使缺陷或弱点更显突出的事物：his elegance is a living reproach to our slovenly habits.
他的从容优雅和我们的慵懒拖沓形成了鲜明的对照。
1.2
Reproaches
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a set of antiphons and responses for Good Friday representing the reproaches of Christ to his people谴责曲（罗马天主教在耶稣受难日演唱的一组交替圣歌和应答, 表达耶稣对人们的谴责）。
短语
above（或beyond）reproach
- such that no criticism can be made; perfect无可指责, 完美无缺。
派生词
reproachable
adjectivereproacher
nounreproachingly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French reprochier (verb), from a base meaning 'bring back close', based on Latin prope 'near'.