tongue-lashing

1. One word out of turn, and the men would hit their children or beat their wives, or take it out on them by a violent tongue-lashing.
   一句话不对路，有的便要打孩子，有的便要打老婆；即使打不起来，也骂个痛快。
2. Harry's mother gave him a tongue-lashing for telling family secrets.
   哈里把家中的隐私告诉别人，被母亲狠狠责骂了一顿。
3. The tongue-lashing was in response to holiday website Real Holiday Reports which posed the question.
   上面这些毒舌评论都是假日旅游网站“真实假日报告”在这次问卷中收到的回应。
4. How would his own three sons have reacted to such a tongue-lashing?
   对这样的斥责，他自己的三个儿子会如何作出反应？
5. Mary's mother gave her a tongue-lashing for coming home late.
   玛丽的妈妈因玛丽回家晚了而训斥了她一顿。

noun

1. rebuking a person harshly

   Synonym:    chidingscoldingobjurgation