Reprove

(v. t.) To convince.

(v. t.) To disprove; to refute.

(v. t.) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.

(v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.

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• He would reprove you for speaking with exaggeration. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Cousin Augustine, said Miss Ophelia, seriously, and laying down her knitting-work, I suppose I deserve that you should reprove my short-comings. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• But, then, my conduct is so inconsistent with my profession, I don't wonder you reprove me. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I am going, sir,' said Bella, looking at him as if he had reproved her, 'to see them tomorrow. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• She felt reproved. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• It was just what Archer's eldest son, the pride of his life, was doing; and nobody wondered or reproved. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Never mind him, my dear,' said the Jew, winking at Mr. Dawkins, and giving Master Bates a reproving tap with the nozzle of the bellows. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• He never reproves and reproves, as girls' governesses do. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

编辑:耶鲁