| 释义 |
Verb: scold skówld- Censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
- call on the carpet [US], take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast, ream [N. Amer] - Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"
- grouch, grumble
Noun: scold skówld- Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
- scolder, nag, nagger, common scold
Derived forms: scolded, scolds, scolding See also: scolding Type of: complain, criticise [Brit], criticize, disagreeable person, kick, knock, kvetch [N. Amer], pick apart, plain [archaic], quetch, sound off, unpleasant person Encyclopedia: Scold |