reproach
责备
definition
verb
critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency
address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
noun
he gave her a look of reproach
the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
translation of 'reproach'
verb
责,
说,
数说,
责备,
嗔斥,
谪,
数落,
叱责,
斥骂,
非难,
谯呵
noun
说,
数说,
谪
example
Your comments bring to mind John Milton's words: ‘They who have put out the people's eyes, 'reproach' them of their blindness.’
The 'reproach' was lightly mocking and they both laughed.
Stung by his 'reproach' , she counters by reminding him that her lack of ardor is understandable given their night of lovemaking.
The characters often look up to the gods for guidance, speak of them and 'reproach' them for putting such a predicament onto mortals of flesh and blood.
Although rock had become mainstream by the early 1970s, it continued to arouse resistance and to elicit 'reproach' - and continues, indeed, to this day.
he gave her a look of 'reproach'
his elegance is a living 'reproach' to our slovenly habits
For Billy the boy is a nagging reminder of his own delinquent youth: for Shirley-Diane he is a strange mix of sex object and living 'reproach' .
The poem's thought about the aetiology of war, its main theme, is based on Christ's 'reproach' of the Pharisees, who had upbraided the disciples for not washing their hands before eating.
his elegance is a living 'reproach' to our slovenly habits
he gave her a look of 'reproach'
Perhaps the most horrible aspect of Frank's world is not the existence of cruelty, but rather the possibility that life might be shaped by nothing more than the whims of others beyond control or 'reproach' .
She agrees, goes to his home, and realizes that he will not question or 'reproach' her.
I could scarcely 'reproach' you for having undergone it without success, for those who emerge from it triumphant are very few.
He tells him that he is not there to 'reproach' him, and John denies having done anything wrong.
No less absurd is the second 'reproach' thrown upon capitalism - namely, that technological and therapeutical innovations do not benefit all people.
Aunt Alice frowned slightly at this reproach against her motherly duties, but the sorrow in her beautiful eyes could not be from this 'reproach' alone, it was too deep.
The hint of 'reproach' in ‘omission’ may not be quite fair to either of us.
Some of his published works have met with strong criticism and 'reproach' .
‘I could kick myself for involving you in this mess,’ he said, 'reproaching' himself.
In the background Kristin also heard a male voice 'reproaching' the child for answering the phone.
The US proposal is that the UN bans all cloning which it describes as ‘unethical, morally 'reproachable' and contrary to due respect for the human person’.
We cannot believe the government is moving to legalize the dog-eating practice of some Koreans, which is not only harmful to national interests but also disgraceful and 'reproachable' .
I looked at them 'reproachingly' and he sort of slowly took them off and put them up in the air a little in a gesture of surrender.
If you ignore one of the small safety details when riding these machines, you could end up 'reproaching' yourself why did not you do it.
Medicine can no longer 'reproach me with' being unfaithful: I've paid a proper tribute to erudition, and to what old writers call pedantry.
That does not mean that the French 'reproaches' against the British were all well founded.
Nevertheless, the commission issued strong 'reproaches' of the government.
He 'reproaches' the narrator, Miles Coverdale, for grumbling about the weather.
During a small seminar in Freiburg, he actually 'reproaches' Heidegger for inattentiveness.
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