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inveigh vi. 痛骂,漫骂,臭骂 痛骂,漫骂,臭骂 inveigh v 1: complain bitterly [ synonym: { rail}, { inveigh}] 2: speak against in an impassioned manner; " he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society" [ synonym: { declaim}, { inveigh}] Inveigh \ In* veigh"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Inveighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Inveighing}.] [ L. invehere, invectum, to carry or bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh; pref. in- in vehere to carry. See { Vehicle}, and cf. { Invective}.] To declaim or rail ( against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse. [ 1913 Webster] All men inveighed against him; all men, except court vassals, opposed him. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] The artificial life against which we inveighed. -- Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster]
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