dressing-down

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  • n.训斥；责骂
  • Web鞭打；痛斥；痛骂

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dressing-down
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1.
训斥；责骂an occasion when sb speaks angrily to a person because they have done sth wrong

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1.
"It was not a dressing down, in fact - indeed, the president did affirm the work we have done, " Mr. Tung said.
董特首说：“此次演讲并非随便说说，实际上，胡主席还是肯定了我们在过去的工作。”
dǒng tè shǒu shuō : " cǐ cì yǎn jiǎng bìng fēi suí biàn shuō shuo , shí jì shang , hú zhǔ xí hái shì kěn dìng le wǒ men zài guò qù de gōng zuò 。 "
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2.
The dressing room dressing down was responsible for the late arrival for the restart of a few Chelsea players explained Terry.
在更衣室的训话是队员出场迟到的原因，队长特里说道。
zài gēng yī shì de xùn huà shì duì yuán chū chǎng chí dào de yuán yīn , duì zhǎng tè lǐ shuō dào 。
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3.
Gerald was given a dressing down by the boss today after he failed to look after those clients properly.
杰拉尔德因为没有招待好那些客户今天被老板臭骂了一顿。
jié lā ěr dé yīn wèi méi yǒu zhāo dài hǎo nà xiē kè hù jīn tiān bèi lǎo bǎn chòu mà le yī dùn 。
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4.
The dressing down went on for some time and Mario just hung his head.
训斥持续了一段时间，巴洛特利只是一直低着头。
xùn chì chí xù le yí duàn shí jiān , bā luò tè lì zhǐ shì yì zhí dī zhe tóu 。
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5.
The situation was bad enough that Wal-Mart's top procurement executives were summoned to Bentonville that winter for a dressing down.
情况确实糟糕，沃尔玛的采购高管们当年冬天就被召回总部接受斥责了。
qíng kuàng què shí zāo gāo , wò ěr mǎ de cǎi gòu gāo guǎn men dàng nián dōng tiān jiù bèi zhào huí zǒng bù jiē shòu chì zé le 。
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6.
Gorbachev received a thorough dressing-down from the parliament and Russian President Boris Yeltsin.
迎接戈尔巴乔夫的是俄罗斯议会和总统叶利钦的彻底痛斥。
yíng jiē gē ěr bā qiáo fū de shì é luó sī yì huì hé zǒng tǒng yè lì qīn de chè dǐ tòng chì 。
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7.
The dressing down given to Washington by Beijing following the S& P announcement was, however, telling.
在标普宣布对美债降级后，北京给华盛顿的信号则是强有力的批评。
zài biāo pǔ xuān bù duì měi zhài jiàng jí hòu , běi jīng gěi huá shèng dùn de xìn hào zé shì qiáng yǒu lì de pī píng 。
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8.
Badly behaved commuters riding on Yokohama's public transport will soon be risking a dressing-down .
在日本横滨搭乘大众运输工具却举止无礼的通勤者，即将面临遭到斥责的风险。
zài rì běn héng bīn dā chéng dà zhòng yùn shū gōng jù què jǔ zhǐ wú lǐ de tōng qín zhě , jí jiāng miàn lín zāo dào chì zé de fēng xiǎn 。
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9.
Lili: Luckily you found it. If there's any delay, the boss would give you a good dressing-down.
丽丽：幸亏找到了，要是误了事，还会被老板训一痛的。
lì lì : xìng kuī zhǎo dào le , yào shi wù liǎo shì , hái huì bèi lǎo bǎn xùn yī tòng de 。
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10.
The butler gave the maid a dressing down for not cleaning the silver properly.
男管家因女仆没有把银皿擦洗干净而狠狠训斥了她一顿。
nán guǎn jiā yīn nǚ pú méi yǒu bǎ yín mǐn cā xǐ gān jìng ér hěn hěn xùn chì le tā yī dùn 。
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