| 单词 | take to task |
| 释义 | take to task (once / 28722 pages) v To take to task is to chew someone out for something they’ve done wrong. If you don’t do your homework for a week, your teacher will take you to task, and you better straighten up! A task is a job, and if someone takes you to task, they’re letting you know you did a bad job. A teacher yelling at students for talking is taking them to task. A boss scolding employees for being late is taking them to task. Parents take their children to task for not doing chores. If you take someone to task, you’re making sure that the object of your scolding is not getting away with their actions. WORD FAMILYtake to task: taken to task, takes to task, taking to task, took to task USAGE EXAMPLESI’d also take to task liberals inclined to condemn those “uneducated” voters who cast ballots against their interests for a con man. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) China should be taken to task on a number of issues in order to make trade with the US more equitable. BBC(Nov 09, 2016) Mook portrayed the Democratic effort as a blazing success and took to task the decidedly lower-profile effort by Trump to draw out early voters. Los Angeles Times(Nov 04, 2016) v censure severely or angrily Syn|Hypo|Hyper bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce, vituperate castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate censure severely brush down, tell offreprimand flamecriticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
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