IELTS Vocabulary

scold

/skoʊld/

censure severely or angrily

Chinese meaning: 责骂;训斥

The teacher scolded the students for not completing their homework on time.

老师因学生未按时完成作业而训斥他们。

His mother scolded him harshly when he broke the window.

他打破窗户时,母亲严厉地责骂了他。

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