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单词 tell off
释义

tell off

verb

told off; telling off; tells off

transitive verb

1
: reprimand, excoriate
told him off for his arrogance
2
: to number and set apart
especially : to assign to a special duty
told off a detail and put them to opening a trench J. F. Dobie

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined at sense 2

tell off

verb

as in to bawl out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bawl out
  • dress down
  • cut up
  • chew out
  • keelhaul
  • lecture
  • rail (at or against)
  • scold
  • rag
  • upbraid
  • berate
  • punish
  • rate
  • jaw
  • gibbet
  • flay
  • criticize
  • score
  • lambast
  • lambaste
  • castigate
  • disparage
  • belittle
  • deprecate
  • admonish
  • chastise
  • objurgate
  • depreciate
  • rebuke
  • censure
  • denounce
  • reproach
  • reprimand
  • reprove
  • condemn

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • honor
  • cite
  • commend
  • applaud
  • endorse
  • indorse
  • praise
  • hail
  • approve
  • bless
  • sanction
  • laud
  • eulogize
  • acclaim
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