vt. & vi.责骂；斥责 speak angrily and complainingly

　～ a child　责骂孩子
　～ one's son　责骂儿子
　～ the teacher　骂老师
　～ the weather　责骂天气
　～ their tools　抱怨他们的工具
　～ completely　彻底地责怪
　～ deservedly　理所当然地责怪
　～ falsely　诬告
　～ harshly　怒斥
　～ hastily　草率地责怪
　～ highly　备受指责
　～ indignantly　愤慨地指责
　～ maddeningly　大声地责骂
　～ monotonously　无聊地抱怨
　～ morally　从道义上责备
　～ publicly　公开指控
　～ specifically　明确地责备
　～ sternly　顽固地指责
　～ unfairly　不公平地责备
　～ unjustly　不公正地指责
　～ unthinkingly　不假思索地责怪
　～ wildly　强烈地指责
　～ at sb　责骂某人
　～ for　为…而责骂
　～ sb for being late　责骂…迟到
　～ sb for being lazy　责备…懒惰
　～ sb for his negligence　责怪某人的疏忽
　～ sb for the failure　因失败而责怪于某人
　～ on〔upon〕　把…归咎于…

　Don't scold.　不要斥责人。
　Her tongue was incessantly scolding.　她嘴里不断地训人。
　Who knows why he was scolding?　谁知道他为什么在骂人?
　If I walk in with muddy boots, Dad always scolds.　如果我的靴子上有泥，一进屋爸爸就责骂我。
　When they scolded him, he would answer back.　他们斥责他，他就顶嘴。
　The woman is always scolding the children in our neighbourhood.　那个妇人常责骂我们附近的孩子。
　Why did you scold him?　你为什么责备他?
　The child was scolded by his mother.　孩子受到母亲的斥责。
　The teacher scolded a naughty boy away.　老师斥责一个淘气的男孩离开。

 ♣ scold for　(v.+prep.)
　责骂　blame for
　It's no use scolding the child for his behavior without showing him a good example.　不给孩子作出表率而一味责怪他们的行为是毫无用处的。
　We scolded him for his laziness.　我们责备他懒惰。
　I could hear mother scolding the dog for bringing mud into the house.　我听见母亲在骂那条狗，因为它把泥带进了屋子。
　The boy was scolded by his mother for breaking the looking glass.　那小孩因打破了镜子而被他妈妈骂了。

 ♣ scold, accuse, blame, condemn, rebuke
　参见blame条。
 ♣ scold, berate, revile, upbraid, vituperate
　这组词都含有“骂”“责怪”的意思。它们的区别是：
1. scold指愤怒地或情绪不好地高声责骂，常用于上级对下级或长辈对晚辈。
2. berate指轻蔑地责骂。例如：
　He berates George for the failure of the talks.　他为谈判失败而轻蔑地责骂乔治。
3. revile指故意诽谤地骂。例如：
　They reviled his brother as Tom's accomplice.　他们故意诽谤他的弟弟是汤姆的帮凶。
4. upbraid指有明确理由地责骂。例如：
　She upbraided them for having broken their words.　她指责他们没有遵守诺言。
5. vituperate指更加强烈地指责或攻击。例如：
　The report vituperated the government for shirking its responsibilities.　报告强烈指责政府推卸责任。

　爸爸责备我回家晚了。
　［误］ Dad scolded me that I came home late.
　［正］ Dad scolded me for coming home late.
　［析］ scold不能接双宾语，表示“因…而责骂某人”时可用scold sb for sth/v-ing结构。

　［派生词］ scolder n.责骂者‖scolding n.责骂；申斥
　［同义词］ accuse, berate, blame, condemn, rebuke, revile, upbraid, vituperate
　［词源］　古英语scolde（申斥）