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 lam·bast /(ˌ)læmˈbest, ˈbæst; ˈlæmˌ/
 害草淨

 lambast
      v 1: beat with a cane [syn: cane, flog, lambaste]
      2: 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" [syn: call on the carpet, rebuke,
         rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw,
          dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl
         out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words,
         lambaste]