chew out

英 美
  • 严厉责备;训斥
  • chew vt.咀嚼;嚼碎;深思vi.咀嚼n.咀嚼;咀嚼物
  • out adv.出;在外;完prep.向外;在外面v.出来;暴露;驱逐;熄灭;伸出;公开…的同性恋身份
Verb:
  1. 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"

    1. He chewed out his secretary for being late to work.
      他严厉责备秘书上班迟到。
    2. The teacher chewed him out for being late again.
      他由于又迟到而受到老师的训斥。
    3. She really laid him out in lavender for arriving an hour later.
      因为他迟到了一小时,她狠狠地训斥了他一顿。