castigated
past simple and past participle ofcastigate
| 单词 | castigated |
| 释义 | castigated past simple and past participle ofcastigate castigate verb[T] formaluk/ˈkæs.tɪ.ɡeɪt/us/ˈkæs.tə.ɡeɪt/tocriticizesomeone or somethingseverely: Healthinspectorscastigated thekitchenstaffforpoorstandardsofcleanliness. Synonyms attack(CRITICIZE) censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal railformal revileformal slaminformal to show disapproval of someone or something
Chastising & rebuking
castigationnoun[U]uk/ˌkæs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkæs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ Theyfearthe castigation oftheircommunity.
Examplesofcastigatedcastigated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Even those whose credentials had been established werecastigatedas having a 'suitcase mood' or demonised as vectors of infection. From theCambridge English Corpus That failure incensed the litigation masters enormously; they not only reprimanded their clients, but alsocastigatedthem for having spoiled their own reputation. From theCambridge English Corpus Though they existed outside the law and their existence was constantlycastigatedby the authorities, they played a very important role in society. From theCambridge English Corpus Anothercastigatedgroup were those who ' would not be helped' or refused help when it was offered. From theCambridge English Corpus The congressional black caucus, for example,castigatedthe budget as ' unjust and immoral ' in its treatment of the poor and disadvantaged. From theCambridge English Corpus Seething at such obvious inequities of capitalism, theycastigatedthe prosperous for ' ' greed ' ' and ' ' workaholism ' '. From theCambridge English Corpus At that time, for instance, one journalistcastigatedboth men for failing to set aside their personal ambition to pursue the goal of national defence. From theCambridge English Corpus Their justices refused to believe that human rights violations had occurred, andcastigatedthose who thought otherwise. From theCambridge English Corpus Paulcastigatedthis particular ideal of wisdom as folly. From theCambridge English Corpus Dhlamini and the squatters werecastigatedas aggressors indistinguishable from the communist guards. From theCambridge English Corpus Strangely, that does not stop them from beingcastigatednow for being rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Employers,castigatedby them day in and day out, year in and year out, for their meanness are now being enalised if they pay more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who did this would be deservedlycastigated; for he would expose his abysmal ignorance in the very act of decrying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We havecastigatedenvironmental health officers at great length. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it becomes difficult to take when we make efforts to uphold the law and in response we arecastigatedfor our inflexibility and dysfunctionality. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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