harangue

verb
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(disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they harangue
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he / she / it harangues
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past simple harangued
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past participle harangued
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-ing form haranguing
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  1. harangue somebody to speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticizes somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something呵斥;大声谴责;慷慨激昂地劝说
    • He walked to the front of the stage and began to harangue the audience.他走到舞台的前面,开始骚扰观众。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arenge, from medieval Latin harenga, perhaps of Germanic origin. The spelling was later altered to conform with French harangue (noun), haranguer (verb).

harangue

noun
🔊/həˈræŋ/
🔊/həˈræŋ/
(disapproving)
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  1. a long loud angry speech that criticizes somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something义愤填膺的谴责;慷慨激昂的劝说Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arenge, from medieval Latin harenga, perhaps of Germanic origin. The spelling was later altered to conform with French harangue (noun), haranguer (verb).