scoldings

/ˈskoʊldɪŋz/

Meanings

noun

责骂，训斥

A succession of critical remarks, such as those directed by a parent towards a misbehaving child.

Examples :

"After breaking the neighbor's window with his baseball, the boy braced himself for a long series of scoldings from his parents. "

把棒球打碎了邻居的窗户后，那男孩知道接下来要面对父母一连串的责骂和训斥，于是做好了心理准备。

Related Words

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

棒球

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

我弟弟很喜欢棒球，每天放学后都练习击球。

directed verb

/daɪˈɹɛktɪd/

指导，引导，管理。

"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"

指导国家事务或指挥军队行动。

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

朝，向，往。

"She moved toward the door."

她朝门口走去。

breaking verb

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/

断裂，破碎.

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

如果花瓶掉到地上，它可能会摔碎。

misbehaving noun

/ˌmɪsbɪˈheɪvɪŋ/

行为不端，劣行

"The teacher wrote a note about the student's misbehaving in her class journal. "

老师在课堂日志里写下了关于那个学生行为不端的记录。

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

他自己

"He injured himself."

他把自己弄伤了。

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

parents noun

/ˈpɛəɹənts/ /ˈpæɹənts/

父母，双亲。

"Many students invite their parents to school events. "

很多学生邀请他们的父母参加学校活动。

critical noun

/ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/

临界值，关键因素。

"The critical factor in getting a good grade on the history test was understanding the timelines. "

历史考试取得好成绩的关键因素是理解时间线。

remarks noun

/ɹɪˈmɑːks/ /ɹɪˈmɑɹks/

替换标记，替代符号。

"The editor made several pencil remarks on the first draft of the story, replacing entire sentences with shorter, clearer ones. "

编辑在故事初稿上用铅笔做了几处替换标记，用更短、更清晰的句子替换了整句。

parent noun

/ˈpɛəɹənt/ /ˈpeəɹənt/

父母，双亲

"My parents are proud of my good grades in school. "

我的父母为我在学校取得的好成绩感到骄傲。

succession noun

/səkˈsɛʃ.ən/

继承，接替，继任

"The succession of students lining up for lunch was orderly. "

学生们排队打饭，一个接一个，秩序井然。