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单词 tells 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

tells off

verb

present tense third-person singular of tell off
as in bawls out

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bawls out
  • dresses down
  • cuts up
  • chews out
  • keelhauls
  • rags
  • lectures
  • upbraids
  • scolds
  • rails (at or against)
  • jaws
  • berates
  • gibbets
  • flays
  • rates
  • criticizes
  • lambasts
  • punishes
  • scores
  • lambastes
  • castigates
  • disparages
  • deprecates
  • admonishes
  • belittles
  • depreciates
  • chastises
  • objurgates
  • denounces
  • rebukes
  • reprimands
  • reproves
  • reproaches
  • censures
  • condemns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cites
  • indorses
  • commends
  • endorses
  • applauds
  • honors
  • hails
  • praises
  • approves
  • lauds
  • eulogizes
  • sanctions
  • acclaims
  • blesses
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