censure
noun /ˈsenʃə(r)/
/ˈsenʃər/
[uncountable] (formal)- strong criticism
严厉的批评；斥责；谴责 - The opposition forced a vote of censure on the government's foreign policy.
反对派强行对政府的外交政策投了不信任票。
- He could face censure from his colleagues.
他可能要面对同事的指责。 - It was unavoidable that some artists would face official censure.
有些艺术家会不可避免地面临官方的谴责。 - Right-wing parties tabled a motion of censure against the government.
右翼党派提交了不信任政府的动议。 - Her dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
她的不诚实行为受到了严厉批评。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- public
- moral
- social
- …
- come under
- face
- avoid
- …
- motion
- a motion of censure
- a vote of censure
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence’): from Old French censurer (verb), censure (noun), from Latin censura ‘judgement, assessment’, from censere ‘assess’. - The opposition forced a vote of censure on the government's foreign policy.