lambaste

vt. 痛打, 严责

发音

UK /læmˈbeɪst/
US /læmˈbeɪst/
UK /læmˈbæst/
US /læmˈbæst/

词形变化

lambastes 三单 lambastes lambasted lambasting 现在分词 lambasting lambasted 过去式 lambasted 过去分词

别名

lambast lamblast

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

    The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.

    Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.

  2. 2.

    To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

    痛打

    过时

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

lecture jaw cane rag scold reprimand flog rebuke chide berate

上位词 7

beat knock criticize criticise work over beat up pick apart

下位词 7

correct chastise castigate brush down chasten objurgate tell off

词源

First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”)

来源：wiktionary