someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Verb:
censure severely or angrily;
\\\"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger\\\'s car\\\"
\\\"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister\\\"
\\\"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup\\\"
show one\\\'s unhappiness or critical attitude;
\\\"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong\\\"
\\\"We grumbled about the increased work load\\\"
造句
用作動詞(v.)
Don\\\'t scold the child without reason. 不可無緣無故地責罵小孩。
You shouldn\\\'t scold him on the slightest pretence. 你不應該以一點點借口就責罵他。
I hate to scold, but you mustn\\\'t scatter your things all over the place. 我不想訓斥你，但你總不該把東西到處亂丟。
The disobedient son went out of his way to scold his parents. 這個不孝順的兒子越出常軌譴責父母。
用作名詞(n.)
His father gave him a bad scold this morning. 他父親今晨狠狠訓了他一頓。
Mother\\\'s scold stabbed her to the heart. 媽媽的責罵刺傷了她的心。
常用短語
用作動詞(v.)
scold for (v.+prep.)
責罵 blame for scold sb/sth for sth/v-ing
It\\\'s no use scolding the child for his behavior without showing him a good example.
不給孩子作出表率而一味責怪他們的行為是毫無用處的。
We scolded him for his laziness.
我們責備他懶惰。
I could hear mother scolding the dog for bringing mud into the house.
我聽見母親在罵那條狗,因為它把泥帶進了屋子。
The boy was scolded by his mother for breaking the looking glass.