give a short especially official scolding to
"he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
"The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
The uproar..brought a..rebuke from Mr Secretary Cecil.
出自: W. S. Churchill
The Archbishop..offering neither exhortation nor rebuke.
出自: A. Kenny
Instead of comforting her, he coldly rebuked her.
出自: D. M. Thomas
His discretion seemed to rebuke our..curiosity.
出自: fig.
她指责她的律师对待委托人的命令式态度。
The teacher rebuked the boy for throwing paper on the floor.
老师指责这个男孩将纸头丢在地板上。
He was rebuked by his teacher for cheating.
他因考试作弊而受到老师斥责。
He was rebuked for his neglect of duty.
他因失职而受到斥责。
The police were rebuked by the judge for the way they had acted.
警察的所作所为受到法官的指责。
That boy will have to be rebuked for his bad behaviour.
那个男孩必将因坏行为而受到严厉的责备。