remonstrate

英 [ˈremənstreɪt]

美 [rɪˈmɑːnstreɪt]

v.  抗议; 抱怨; 埋怨

过去式：remonstrated　现在分词：remonstrating　过去分词：remonstrated　第三人称单数：remonstrates　

GRE

BNC.19682 / COCA.31022

牛津词典

verb

• 抗议；抱怨；埋怨
  to protest or complain about sth/sb
  1. They remonstrated with the official about the decision.
     他们就这一决定向这位官员提出了抗议。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抗议;表示异议;反对
  If youremonstrate withsomeone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped.
  1. He remonstrated with the referee...
     他向裁判抗议。
  2. I jumped in the car and went to remonstrate.
     我跳进汽车去提出抗议。

英英释义

verb

• censure severely or angrily
  1. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
  2. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
  3. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
  Synonym:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outchew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast
• argue in protest or opposition
• present and urge reasons in opposition
  Synonym:point out

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