tell off   (TTS發音)

reprove訓斥；斥責

    The director told off Jim for being late for work again. 吉姆又一次遲到了，受到主任的訓斥。

    The boss told his secretary off for making private telephone calls from the office. 老板訓斥了他的秘書，因為她從辦公室往外打私人電話。

    She didn't like being told off in front of other people, so she gave in her notice. 她不願意當眾挨批評，于是遞交了辭職通知書。