N-COUNT [usually singular]责备;斥责;训斥 If you give someone a telling-off, you tell them that you are very angry with them about something they have done. 责备;斥责;训斥 [informal]
I got a severe telling off for not phoning him. [+ for]
我因为没给他打电话，被狠狠训斥了一顿。
SYN reprimand, talking-to [informal], row, criticism