dressing down

英 美
  • n.狠狠训斥;责骂
  • down adv.向下prep.沿着...而下adj.向下的;消沉的;无礼的n.绒毛;汗毛v.击倒;打败;吞下;被抑制
  • dressing n.穿衣;打扮;敷料;包扎;调料;填料;肥料dress的现在分词
Noun:
  1. a severe scolding

    1. His work was bad, so the boss gave him a dressing down.
      他工作得很糟糕,因此老板训斥了他一顿。
    2. His father gave him a good dressing down for wasting so much time.
      他父亲因为他耽误了这么多时间而狠狠地训斥了他一顿。
    3. The butler gave the maid a dressing down for not cleaning the silver properly.
      男管家因女仆没有把银皿擦洗干净而狠狠训斥了她一顿。

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