in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 moralise
- VERB 进行训诫,进行说教,教化
If you say that someone is moralizing, you are critical of them for telling people what they think is right or wrong, especially when they have not been asked their opinion.
- As a dramatist I hate to moralize...
作为一名剧作家,我憎恨说教。 - Society in general moralized about 'loose women'.
社会通常会对那些“浪荡女子”指指点点。