tongue-lashing

[US]/[tʌŋ ˈlæʃɪŋ]/
[UK]/[tʌŋ ˈlæʃɪŋ]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.严厉的训斥;责骂;责骂行为;严厉批评
v.严厉责骂;严厉批评
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

receive a tongue-lashing

挨训斥

give a tongue-lashing

痛斥

avoid a tongue-lashing

避免训斥

tongue-lashing him

训斥他

tongue-lashing her

训斥她

after a tongue-lashing

训斥后

facing a tongue-lashing

面临训斥

delivered a tongue-lashing

痛斥了

heard a tongue-lashing

听了训斥

severe tongue-lashing

严厉训斥

Example Sentences

the manager gave the employee a serious tongue-lashing after the disastrous presentation.

经理在灾难性的演示后,严厉地批评了员工。

after the game, the coach delivered a tongue-lashing to the entire team about their performance.

比赛结束后,教练严厉地批评了整个团队的表现。

he received a harsh tongue-lashing from his father about his poor grades.

他因为成绩不好而受到父亲的严厉批评。

the boss launched into a lengthy tongue-lashing about the missed deadline.

老板开始对错过截止日期进行长时间的严厉批评。

she braced herself for a tongue-lashing from her mother after arriving late.

她准备好迎接母亲对她迟到的严厉批评。

the politician faced a public tongue-lashing on social media for his controversial comments.

这位政客因为他有争议的评论而在社交媒体上受到了公众的严厉批评。

despite the tongue-lashing, he remained defiant and unapologetic.

尽管受到了严厉批评,他仍然不屈不挠,不道歉。

the team captain absorbed the tongue-lashing and vowed to improve.

队长接受了严厉批评并发誓要改进。

she avoided a tongue-lashing by admitting her mistake immediately.

她立即承认了自己的错误,从而避免了严厉批评。

the employee feared a tongue-lashing after the project failure.

项目失败后,员工担心会受到严厉批评。

he tried to deflect the tongue-lashing by blaming others.

他试图通过指责他人来转移对他的严厉批评。

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