someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Verb:
censure severely or angrily;
"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"
show one's unhappiness or critical attitude;
"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"
"We grumbled about the increased work load"
scold的用法和樣例:
例句
用作動詞 (v.)
Don't scold the child without reason. 不可無緣無故地責罵小孩。
You shouldn't scold him on the slightest pretence. 你不應該以一點點借口就責罵他。
I hate to scold, but you mustn't scatter your things all over the place. 我不想訓斥你,但你總不該把東西到處亂丟。
The disobedient son went out of his way to scold his parents. 這個不孝順的兒子越出常軌譴責父母。