chastise
/tʃæˈstaɪz/verb
with obj.
1- rebuke or reprimand severely厉声训斥; 严厉谴责:
he chastised his colleagues for their laziness.
他严厉谴责同事们的怠惰。
1.1
- dated punish, especially by beating〈旧〉惩罚(尤指拷打)。
派生词
chastisement
nounchastiser
noun词源
Middle English: apparently formed irregularly from the obsolete verb chaste (see CHASTEN).