rebuke somebody (for something/for doing something) to speak severely to somebody because they have done something wrong指责；批评 synonym reprimand- The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.公司因忽略了安全规程而受到公开批评。🔊🔊
- She rebuked herself for her stupidity.她因自己的愚蠢行为而自责。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry Word OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘force back, repress’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French rebuker, from re- ‘back, down’ + bukier ‘to beat’ (originally ‘cut down wood’, from Old French busche ‘log’).