rake over the coals
英
美
- coals n.煤；木炭vt.烧成炭；供应煤vi.加煤；装煤
- over prep.在...的上方；遍及地；在...期间adv.穿过；完全覆盖；结束；落下n.(板球中)每个投球手一次连续所投出的球数
- rake n.耙子；耙状物n.放荡的人n.斜度；倾角v.用耙子聚；收集；搜索v.使倾斜
- the art.那；这；这些；那些adv.（用于比较级前）更加；用于最高级前；(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
- The newspapers blasted the political corruption.
报纸对政治腐败加以强烈谴责。
- You will be called over the coals for your conduct.
你的行为将受到谴责。
- You shouldn't lay down the law to me about that.
你不应该就那件事来申斥我。
- She told the misbehaving student off.
她申斥了行为不端的学生。
- The boss called him to task over his lateness.
上司因为他迟到而责备他。
- He blamed you for the neglect of duty.
他责备你怠忽职守。
