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第三人称
castigates
现在进行时
castigating
过去式
castigated
过去完成时
castigated
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谴责, 严厉批评
to strongly and harshly criticize someone or something
及物动词
- The manager castigated the employee for consistently failing to meet deadlines.
经理严厉批评了那名员工，因为他总是不能按时完成任务。
- The journalist castigated the government in the editorial for its handling of the crisis.
记者在社论中严厉批评了政府对危机的处理。
- Unhappy with the product quality, the customer castigated the company in the online review.
对产品质量不满，顾客在在线评论中严厉批评了公司。
- The professor castigated the students for their lack of preparation in the final exam.
教授因学生在期末考试中准备不足而严厉批评了他们。
- He was castigating his employees for not meeting the company's standards.
他因员工未达到公司标准而严厉批评他们。
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严惩, 严厉斥责
to inflict harsh punishment or reprimand upon someone
及物动词
- After being caught cheating on the final exam, the professor decided to castigate the student.
在期末考试中作弊被抓后，教授决定严惩这名学生。
- The judge castigated the defendant with a harsh sentence of ten years in prison.
法官以十年监禁的严厉判决严惩了被告。
- The coach castigated the players for their lack of effort during practice.
教练因球员在训练中缺乏努力而严厉批评了他们。
- In medieval times, kings would often castigate rebels by publicly executing them.
在中世纪，国王经常通过公开处决来惩罚反叛者。
- The parents decided to castigate their disobedient child by grounding him for a month.
父母决定通过禁足一个月来惩罚他们不听话的孩子。