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单词 scolded
释义
scolded
past simple and past participle ofscold
scold
verb[T]
old-fashioned
uk
/skəʊld/us
/skoʊld/
tospeakto someoneangrilybecause youdisapproveoftheirbehaviour:
Hismotherscolded himforbreakingherfavouritevase.
Synonyms
berateformal
chideformal
rebukeformal
tellsomeoneoff
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Chastising & rebuking
  • admonitory
  • barracking
  • bawl
  • bawlsomeoneout
  • be a reproach tosomeone/somethingidiom
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  • coal
  • keelhaul
  • lambaste
  • lecture
  • pull
  • pullsomeoneup
  • punchbag
  • punching bag
  • putsomeoneintheirplaceidiom
  • reproach
  • reproachful
  • shame
  • tear
  • upbraid
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scolding
(Definition ofscoldedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscolded

scolded

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Employees were aware that a longer time spent trying to understand a directive would result in beingscoldedfor not having fulfilled the directive promptly.
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He praised the energetic andscoldedthe slack; and competition for honour proved as effective as compulsion.
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Instead of dutifully keeping his mouth shut when instructed orscolded, he answered back with unbecoming impunity.
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The only "hospital bureaucracy" he faced was the nursing staff, who constantlyscoldedhim for working too hard.
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I do not like to bescoldedin that way.
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Theyscoldedher and talked to her and punished her, but this method had no effect at all.
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I was chastised andscoldedby the local sergeant, and was put on so-called "lighter duties".
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Then the attitude of the public changed very much, and instead of praising that, a large part of our people werescoldedfor having too many children.
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Families that could not keep up a certain level of luxury werescoldedby royal officers as not honoring their title.
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Surya later calls her back to scold, listening to his friend's idea and ends up gettingscolded.
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As he returns home he isscoldedfor being late.
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She was frequentlyscoldedby her aunt due to her lackluster grades.
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The older sister quicklyscoldedthe infant for doing so.
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When he got home, his fatherscoldedhim in rage.
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Children try to find space to play cricket but always end up beingscoldedby adults.
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