"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"
"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"
"We grumbled about the increased work load"
It's no use scolding the child for his behavior without showing him a good example.
不给孩子作出表率而一味责怪他们的行为是毫无用处的。
We scolded him for his laziness.
我们责备他懒惰。
I could hear mother scolding the dog for bringing mud into the house.
我听见母亲在骂那条狗,因为它把泥带进了屋子。
The boy was scolded by his mother for breaking the looking glass.
那小孩因打破了镜子而被他妈妈骂了。