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。