chastise

chastise
verb
  1. [with obj.]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。
    ■(dated)punish, especially by beating
    (旧)惩罚(尤指拷打)
派生
chastisement
noun
chastiser
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: apparently formed irregularly from the obsolete verb chaste (see chasten)
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