tell off

英 [tel ɒf]

美 [tel ɔːf]

斥责; 训斥; 训诫

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 斥责;训斥;训诫
  If youtellsomeoneoff, you speak to them angrily or seriously because they have done something wrong.
  1. He never listened to us when we told him off...
     我们教训他时，他从来不听。
  2. I'm always being told off for being so awkward...
     我笨手笨脚的，总挨训。
  3. Dutch police told off two of the gang, aged 10 and 11.
     荷兰警方对一帮小混混中的两个人进行了训诫，他们一个 10 岁，另一个 11 岁。

英英释义

verb

• reprimand
  1. She told the misbehaving student off
  Synonym:brush down

双语例句

• And if you wanted to tell someone off in Spanish our relatively obvious "go fly a kite" would be better served by the phrase "go fry asparagus".
  如果你想用西班牙语指责某人“放空头支票”，那么最好是用“gofryasparagus”，而不是相对较直白地说“goflyakite”。
• He'll tell you to get off.
  那他会让你下车的。
• The kid was very cute, decked out in designer gear like the rest of his family, but sometimes incredibly hard not to discipline for example, he once spat in my face and I found I could do nothing to tell him off.
  小孩子非常可爱，跟家里其他人一样，全身上下也都是名牌；但有时候却很难管教比如，有一次他朝我脸上吐口水，而我却无能为力不好责罚他。
• A: If Maggie's late, I'm going to tell her off.
  如果玛姬迟到的话，我要骂骂她。
• The old man like to tell off color joke.
  这老头爱开低级庸俗的玩笑。
• The man says: You go up there and tell him off.
  男士回应说：你快上去斥责他。
• Even if they tell you off, it will be with basic good will.
  即使他们责备你，那也是带着基本的善意。
• Patty: I think I will just tell him off. I'm going to burn my bridges, but at least I'll feel much better.
  佩蒂：我想我只会训他一顿。虽然我会把自己搞得无路可退，但至少我会好过一点。
• She had the audacity to tell him off.
  她有胆量叫他走开。
• My boyfriend likes to argue. I finally have to tell him off and keep him away from me for days.
  我的男朋友真喜欢辩论。最后我只好叫他住嘴，几天内别来找我。