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scold

🇬🇧 UK/skәuld/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To rebuke or criticize someone angrily, especially a child

责骂，训斥

n.

A person who habitually nags or finds fault angrily

爱骂人的人，好唠叨的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scoldother
=scold

Common Collocations

  • 1.scold someone for因……责骂某人
  • 2.harshly scold严厉训斥
  • 3.scold a child责骂孩子
  • 4.[scold and punish]责罚

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The teacher scolded the students for talking during the exam.

  • 2.

    She scolded her son for leaving his toys scattered all over the floor.

  • 3.

    My grandmother used to scold me whenever I wasted food.

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