"he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
Verb:
censure severely or angrily;
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
reproof的用法和樣例:
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Impatient of reproof, he left his parents and went away. 忍受不了責難,他離開父母出走了。
The warmth of her smile belied the reproof. 她親切的笑容表明她的斥責並非真的。
The child was abashed by his mother's reproof. 孩子因母親的責備而惶惶不安;
His words were a mixture of pity and reproof. 他的話里既有同情也有責備。
She received a mild reproof from the teacher. 她受到了老師溫和的責備。