denounce

1. V-T If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil. 譴責(zé)

German leaders all took the opportunity to denounce the attacks and plead for tolerance. 德國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人們都藉此機會譴責(zé)這些攻擊，竝且懇請寬容。

2. V-T If you denounce someone who has broken a rule or law, you report them to the authorities. 告發(fā)

They were at the mercy of informers who might at any moment denounce them. 他們完全受那些隨時可能告發(fā)他們的告密者的支配。