scold
verb/skəʊld/
/skəʊld/
[transitive, intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scold | /skəʊld/ /skəʊld/ |
| he / she / it scolds | /skəʊldz/ /skəʊldz/ |
| past simple scolded | /ˈskəʊldɪd/ /ˈskəʊldɪd/ |
| past participle scolded | /ˈskəʊldɪd/ /ˈskəʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form scolding | /ˈskəʊldɪŋ/ /ˈskəʊldɪŋ/ |
- to speak angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong
责备，斥责，责骂（尤指犯错的孩子） - scold somebody (for doing something) He scolded them for arriving late.
他嫌他们迟到，训了他们一通。 - scold somebody for something Rose scolded the child gently for her bad behaviour.
罗斯温和地批评了那个女孩子的不良行为。 - + speech ‘Don’t be such a baby!’ he scolded.
“别这么孩子气！”他训斥道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- lightly
- silently
- …
- for
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun): probably from Old Norse skáld ‘skald’. - scold somebody (for doing something) He scolded them for arriving late.