remonstrate

英 ['remənstreɪt] 美 [rɪ'mɑːnstreɪt]

• v. 表示异议；抗议；劝诫

英英释义

Verb:

1. argue in protest or opposition

2. present and urge reasons in opposition

3. censure severely or angrily;

   "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
   "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
   "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He went to the manager to remonstrate.
   他去向经理提出异议。
2. She opend her mouth as if to remonstrate.
   她张了张嘴，仿佛是想劝两句。
3. Miss Temple seemed to remonstrate.
   谭波尔小姐似乎在抗议。
4. A district official went to remonstrate with the landowners.
   区里派了一个干部去对地主进行劝诫。
5. I used to remonstrate with Laura like a fussy old uncle but she'd only laugh.
   我以前常要像一个讨厌的叔叔似的,老是给罗娜劝告,而她只是笑笑而已。

经典引文

• He had remonstrated with her for setting traps for the mice.

  出自： E. Simpson

• He remonstrated with me for my absurd pride.

  出自： P. Ackroyd

近反义词

【近义词】

• argue 说服
• protest 抗议
• object 物体
• oppose 反对
• complain 抱怨
• squabble （为琐事）争论...
• bicker 斗嘴
• dispute 争论
• gripe 抱怨
• kick 踢
• chew out 严厉责备
• reproof 斥责
• rag 破布
• trounce 痛打
• scold 责骂
• dress down 狠狠地训斥
• jaw 颚
• point out 指出
• reprimand 训斥
• lambaste 痛打
• berate 〈正式或文〉严厉责备...
• chew up 损害
• chide 斥责
• take to task 责备
• rebuke 指责
• Lambast 狂打
• lecture 讲课
• call down 祈求
• bawl out 大声斥责