ticking off

英 [ˌtɪkɪŋ ˈɒf]

美 [ˌtɪkɪŋ ˈɔːf]

n.  斥责; 责骂; 申斥

牛津词典

noun

• 斥责；责骂；申斥
  the act of telling sb that they have done sth to make you angry

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 斥责;责骂
  If you give someone aticking off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong.
  1. They got a ticking off from the police.
     他们被警察训斥了一通。

双语例句

• Thousands of dangerous killers, schooled in the methods of murder, often supported by outlaw regimes, are now spread throughout the world like ticking time bombs, set to go off without warning.
  数以千计的被训练来杀人的危险杀手，通常都有非法政权在撑腰，现在正散布在全世界，在不动声色地引爆一个又一个的定时炸弹。
• Each taxicab is fitted with a meter ticking off the fare due.
  每辆出租汽车都有一个算出应付车费的计程表。
• He took them through the schedule slowly, ticking each item off on his fingers.
  他慢慢地排着日程，扳着手指一项项核对。
• Then Lally confessed and got a ticking off.
  于是拉莱承认了，挨了一顿训斥。
• There are even dedicated websites that assist people in ticking items off the list.
  甚至还有专门的网站，帮助人们把必做名单上的项目一一勾掉。
• I have nothing wrong with the "let them know you're there in the first few minutes" approach, but injuring an opponent surely warrants more punishment than a light ticking off?
  我觉得“让他们从一开始就领教你的厉害”没什么不对。但把人弄伤和随便踢一脚应该不一样吧？
• A woman will say," Thanks A Lot "when she is really ticking off at you.
  当一位女士真是在责怪你时，她会说：“多谢”。
• I gave her a real ticking off yesterday.
  昨天我着实责骂了她一顿。
• Then, when time becomes available, make a point of ticking a few of these activities off of the list.
  然后当你有时间完成时，注意把清单上已经做过的活动勾掉。
• Seven more days, he thought, lightly ticking off the second square, which was filled with notes on his work for the day.
  还有七天，他计算着，把写满了工作内容的第二个格轻轻地勾掉。