reprove

verb

/rɪˈpruːv/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they reprove	/rɪˈpruːv/ /rɪˈpruːv/
he / she / it reproves	/rɪˈpruːvz/ /rɪˈpruːvz/
past simple reproved	/rɪˈpruːvd/ /rɪˈpruːvd/
past participle reproved	/rɪˈpruːvd/ /rɪˈpruːvd/
-ing form reproving	/rɪˈpruːvɪŋ/ /rɪˈpruːvɪŋ/

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to tell somebody that you do not approve of something that they have done指责；责备；非难 synonym rebuke
- reprove somebody Helen reproved him sharply.海伦严厉地责备了他。
- reprove somebody for (doing) something He reproved her for rushing away.他责备她不该匆匆离去。
- reprove (somebody) + speech ‘Don't mock,’ she reproved him.“不要嘲笑，”她责备他。
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the senses ‘reject’ and ‘censure’): from Old French reprover, from late Latin reprobare ‘disapprove’, from re- (expressing reversal) + probare ‘approve’.

BNC: 21465 COCA: 31172

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