痛责;<美口>痛骂;训斥喊叫;<美>大骂;
1. censure severely or angrily
e.g. 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
Synonym: call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawdress downcall downscoldchideberateremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast