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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rebuke
▪ I. re·buke [rebuke rebukes rebuked rebuking] BrE [rɪˈbjuːk] NAmE [rɪˈbjuːk] verb often passive ~ sb (for sth/for doing sth) (formal) to speak severely to sb because they have done sth wrong Syn: ↑reprimand •The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures. •She rebuked herself for her stupidity. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle 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’). Example Bank: •He hit back with a stinging rebuke to his critics. •He meekly accepted the rebuke. •If the general found his authority questioned he invariably administered a sharp rebuke. •They received a public rebuke from Secretary General for their handling of the matter. •Urban voters might deliver a sharp rebuke to Congress. Example Bank: •She rebuked herself sharply for her stupidity. ▪ II. re·buke noun countable, uncountable •He was silenced by her stinging rebuke. •She answered with no hint of rebuke. Main entry: ↑rebukederived
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