vt. 斥责, 责骂

vi. 斥责, 责骂

[ verb ]
censure severely or angrily
<verb.communication> bawl out berate call down call on the carpet chew out chew up dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold take to task trounce
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's carThe deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Chide \Chide\, v. i.
1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find
fault; to contend angrily.

Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. --Ex.
xvii. 2.

2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.

As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. --Shak.


Chide \Chide\, n. [AS. c[=i]d]
A continuous noise or murmur.

The chide of streams. --Thomson.


Chide \Chide\ (ch[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Chid} (ch[i^]d), or
{Chode} (ch[imac]d Obs.); p. p. {Chidden}, {Chid}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Chiding}.] [AS. c[=i]dan; of unknown origin.]
1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.

Upbraided, chid, and rated at. --Shak.

2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.

The sea that chides the banks of England. --Shak.

{To chide hither}, {To chide from}, or {To chide away}, to
cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.

Syn: To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach;
reprehend; reprimand.