expostulate

1. V-T/V-I If you expostulate, you express strong disagreement with someone. 反駁; 爭辯[正式]

"For heaven's sake!" Dot expostulated. "They're cheap and they're useful."

“看在老天的份上！”多特反駁道?！八麄儽阋硕宜麄冇杏??！?/p>

For a moment I thought she was going to expostulate. 我一度認為她要爭辯。

His family expostulated with him. 他的家人反駁他。