upbraid

vt. reproach,find fault with,censure指责.对…吹毛求疵，非难。
△2H . IV . 4 . 5 . 191 (192): “And I hadmany living. to upbraid /My gain of it by their assis-tances，” (living: referring either to “I”. i.e. duringmy life,or to “many”： there lived many who upbrai-ded me . )许多帮助我得到它的人都在指责我。
△1H . VI . 4.1 . 90:“This fellow here with envious carping tongue ,Upbraided me about the rose I wear，”这个家伙用他那恶毒的、吹毛求疵的舌头对我佩戴的这朵玫瑰横加指责。

upbraid[ʌpˈbreid]

v.责备