及物动词
1. censure severely or angrily
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambast
2. beat with a cane