expostulate

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. 反驳; 争辩[正式]
"For heaven's sake!" Dot expostulated. "They're cheap and they're useful."
“看在老天的份上！”多特反驳道。“他们便宜而且他们有用。”
For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate. 我一度认为她要争辩。
His family expostulated with him. 他的家人反驳他。