
| Lĩnh vực: xây dựng |
Xem thêm: reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand, call on the carpet, take to task, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
rebuke noun
ADJ. sharp, stern, stinging | gentle, mild | silent | implied | public
VERB + REBUKE receive | draw, earn (sb) Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke. | accept He meekly accepted the rebuke. | administer If the general found his authority questioned he invariably administered a sharp rebuke.
PREP. ~ for, ~ from They received a public rebuke from the prime minister for their handling of the matter. | ~ to He hit back with a stinging rebuke to his critics.
n.
he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
v.
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