| 释义 | dressing-down
 dress·ing-down(drĕs′ĭng-doun′)n. A severe scolding.dressing-downn  informal a severe scolding or thrashingdress′ing-down′
 n.   a severe reprimand; scolding.  [1860–65, Amer.] Translations
 dressing-down
 dressing-downA severe reprimand. The person who messed up this report is definitely going to get a dressing-down. Mom and Dad gave me a dressing-down when I came in after curfew yet again.dressing-downa harsh scolding. The boss gave the entire sales crew a powerful dressing-down for missing their forecast. |