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scold

UK //skəʊld//US //skoʊld//

词源

源自中古英语 'scolden',可能来自古诺尔斯语 'skāld'(诗人,讽刺者),与古英语 'sceald'(责骂)有关。

verb

❶ 严厉地责备或训斥某人,通常因为对方做了错事或行为不当,语气带有愤怒或不满。

“The teacher scolded the students for being late.”

(老师因为学生迟到而训斥了他们。)

“My mother scolded me for not finishing my homework.”

(妈妈因为我没有完成作业而责备了我。)

同义词:rebuke, reprimand, berate

noun

❶ 指经常责骂或抱怨他人的人,通常用来形容脾气暴躁或爱挑剔的人。

“She became known as the neighborhood scold.”

(她成了邻里间出了名的爱抱怨的人。)

“The old man was a scold who always complained about noise.”

(那位老人是个爱唠叨的人,总是抱怨噪音。)

同义词:nagger, complainer, faultfinder

常见短语

scold someone for something — 因为某事而责备某人,通常用于描述因具体行为或错误而进行的训斥。

“She scolded her son for forgetting his lunch.”

(她因为儿子忘记带午餐而责备了他。)