The scientific committee voted to censure the researcher for manipulating data in the published study.
科学委员会投票谴责该研究员在已发表的研究中篡改数据的行为。
Which choice best defines “censure”?
A — To criticize or blame formally.. “censure” means To criticize or blame formally..
Which word means “To criticize or blame formally.”?
B — censure. “censure” means To criticize or blame formally..
censure — To criticize or blame formally.. In Chinese: （正式）谴责；责难.
censure is pronounced //ˈsɛnʃə//.
The scientific committee voted to censure the researcher for manipulating data in the published study. (科学委员会投票谴责该研究员在已发表的研究中篡改数据的行为。)
condemn, criticize, rebuke — all close in meaning to censure (To criticize or blame formally.).
praise, commend — each the opposite of censure (To criticize or blame formally.).
Yes. censure is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
cens(评判) → official 谴责。