"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"
1.训斥;斥责;谴责
If someoneis reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually by a person in authority.
reprimand的意思
e.g. He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor...
他因为在走廊里讲话受到了一位老师的斥责。
e.g. Her attempts toreprimand him were quickly shouted down.
她本想斥责他,但很快就被大声喝止了。
1. 惩戒:据悉,贝克在向田纳西纪律法庭提出的控告中,要求对最高法院的五名大法官进行惩戒(reprimand). 不过,法律道理专家佩拉(Lucian Pera)指出,法官是应该被允许尽其最大努力,根据法律和事实真诚地作出决定,而不害怕被处分,被谴责和被告诫什么.
2. 骂:一次就可完成的事one-time event | 骂yell at ;reprimand ; chide ; scold ; reprove | 支持support ; endorse ; back up ; uphold