| 释义 |
Noun: scolding skówlding- Rebuking a person harshly
- chiding, objurgation, tongue-lashing
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
Derived forms: scoldings See also: scolder Type of: complain, criticise [Brit], criticize, kick, knock, kvetch [N. Amer], pick apart, plain [archaic], quetch, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, sound off Encyclopedia: Scold |