365天地道英語學習
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習語學習時間|嚴厲斥責
chew someone out: to scold severely or roughly; to bawl someone out 嚴厲呵斥;厲聲訓斥
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例句
When laurie's parents saw her report card, they really chewed her out.
當勞瑞的爸媽看見她成績單的時候,他們真的是罵了她狗血淋頭。
習語來源
Did you ever watch someone's mouth and lips moving furiously when they were harshly scolding you? Perhaps it reminded a writer years ago of fast chewing, and that's how this expression was born.
你有沒有觀察過別人嚴厲訓斥你的時候他們嘴部和唇部?可能這就讓多年前的一名作家聯想到了飛快咀嚼的動作,由此誕生了這一習語。
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