The editor rebuked the journalist for failing to verify the sources before publication.
编辑斥责记者在发表前未能核实消息来源。
Which choice best defines “rebuke”?
B — Criticize sharply. “rebuke” means criticize sharply.
Which word means “criticize sharply”?
B — rebuke. “rebuke” means criticize sharply.
rebuke — criticize sharply. In Chinese: 指责，斥责.
rebuke is pronounced /rɪˈbjuːk/.
The editor rebuked the journalist for failing to verify the sources before publication. (编辑斥责记者在发表前未能核实消息来源。)
reprimand, scold, admonish — all close in meaning to rebuke (criticize sharply).
praise, commend — each the opposite of rebuke (criticize sharply).
Yes. rebuke is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
rebuke(accusation).