reproach

[ri'prəutʃ]

n.责备, 耻辱
v.责备, 申斥

例句与用法:

Her behaviour was above/beyond reproach.

她的行为是无可指责的。

She reproached her husband for having forgotten their wedding anniversary.

她责怪丈夫忘了他们的结婚周年纪念日。

His reply sounded to me like a reproach.

他的回答在我听来象是责备。

词形变化:

形容词: reproachable | 副词: reproachably | 名词: reproachableness | 动词过去式: reproached | 动词过去分词: reproached | 动词现在分词: reproaching | 动词第三人称单数: reproaches |

详细释义:

vt.

1. 责备; 斥责[(+for/with)]

Mother reproached me for being too clumsy.

母亲责备我笨手笨脚。

2. 使蒙耻; 引起对……的指摘

n.

1. 责备, 指摘[U]

She was astonished at the look of reproach on his face.

她对他脸上露出的责备的神色感到惊讶。

2. 责备话[C]

His reply sounded to her like a reproach.

他的回答在她听来像是责备。

3. 丢丑的人(或事); 耻辱[U][S1][(+to)]

A coward is a reproach to an army.

懦夫是军队的耻辱。


短语词组:

above/beyond reproach

1. 完美

His manners are beyond reproach -- I've never met anyone so polite.

他的举止非常得体, 我从未见过像他那么彬彬有礼的人。