tell off

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释义

责备
To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, direct way.

例句
eg:VIOLET：The flower show? Oh, I thought I was in for another telling off about the hospital.（Downton Abbey)
维奥莱特：花展？我以为我会因为医院的事遭到责备呢？(唐顿庄园）