dress down
英 [dres daun] 美 [drɛs daʊn]

释义

因某些场合的需要而穿得朴素些；责骂，斥责；训斥；

英英释义

dress down

• v.
  • censure severely or angrily

    同义词：call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncereprooflecturereprimandjawcall downscoldchideberatebawl outremonstratechew outchew uphave wordslambastelambast

  • put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression

    同义词：underdress

双语例句

1. Mother dressed me down for the flunking in Biology.
   因为我生物课考试不及格，妈妈狠狠地训斥了我一顿。
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。

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