dressing-down

noun

1. 训斥；责骂
   an occasion when sb speaks angrily to a person because they have done sth wrong

1. N-SING 训斥;责骂
   If someone gives you a dressing-down, they speak angrily to you because you have done something bad or foolish.
   1. I gave him a good dressing-down.
      我痛骂了他一顿。

1. I gave him a good dressing-down.
   我痛骂了他一顿。
2. If mother finds out about this, she'll give me a dressing-down.
   这件事让妈知道了，她又该嚷我了。
3. He received a dressing-down from his boss.
   老板把他排揎了一通。
4. He got a dressing-down from his father for his rough behaviour.
   他行为粗暴，受到爸爸的训斥。
5. I got a dressing-down from the teacher. A: Why?
   你被老师批评了一顿。为什么？
6. The naughty child got a good dressing-down.
   那个顽皮的孩子遭到了一顿狠狠的训斥。
7. A furious Mr Sarkozy and Mrs Merkel summoned him for a dressing-down on the fringes of the G20 summit in Cannes.
   出离愤怒的萨科齐和默克尔在戛纳G20峰会的外围会议上对其一顿痛批。
8. The Duke gives him a severe dressing-down for his drunkenness.
   公爵因他醉酒而狠狠将他训斥了一顿。
9. David Beckham shocked and impressed watching team-mates by giving the Real Madrid president R am ó n Calder ó n a fierce dressing-down during a crisis meeting at the club's Valdebebas HQ.
   贝克汉姆对于自己被俱乐部主席卡尔德隆严厉斥责表示震惊，前英格兰队长对皇马在自己签约洛杉矶银河队后的业余反应非常气愤。
10. When he falls in my way, I'll give him a severe dressing-down.
    他落在我手上时，我要狠狠骂他一顿。
11. I got a dressing-down from the boss.
    我被老板批评了一顿。
12. She gave me a dressing-down for getting there late.
    我晚到那儿了，她狠狠地训斥了我一顿。