分派; 责备，斥责

1. 分派出：tell of 讲述 | tell off 分派出 | tell on 告发

2. 责备：3.bring up:抚养 | 4.tell off:责备 | 5.take care of:照顾,照看

3. 斥责,责备：17、idiomatic a. 符合语言习惯的,成语的;富于习语性质的 | 18、tell off 斥责,责备 | 19、go fly a kite [美国俚语] 滚开,走开

4. 数落,责备：try on 试穿 | tell off 数落,责备 | touch off 触发,使爆炸

1. 斥责;训斥;训诫
If you tell someone off, you speak to them angrily or seriously because they have done something wrong.

e.g. He never listened to us when we told him off...
我们教训他时，他从来不听。
e.g. I'm always being told off for being so awkward...
我笨手笨脚的，总挨训。

verb

1. reprimand

e.g. She told the misbehaving student off

Synonym: brush down