castigate 托福GREGMAT

The film mercilessly castigates the old society.

影片对旧社会进行了无情的鞭挞。

The judge castigated the attorney for badgering the witness.

法官因为辩护律师纠缠目击证人而谴责了他。

He castigated the secretaries for their sloppy job of filing.

由于秘书们档案工作搞得马虎草率，他严厉地斥责了他们。

I am appalled that one so - called authority could castigate thousands of successful , worthwhile programs.

我感到震惊的是一个所谓的权威竟然能够苛刻地批评成千上万成功而有的节目。

This happened to poor Catherine of Braganza at her wedding to Charles II of Britain in 1662, when her pink farthingale was castigated as dowdy.

1662年，凯瑟琳公主下嫁英国的查理斯二世，她穿了一条用鲸骨圆环扩大的粉红色裙子行礼，结果被视为过于寒酸。