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

• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There would be many, Cui told me, ticking off trade, energy, environment, and people-to-people exchanges, among others.
  崔告诉我，会晤将会达成许多实质成果，比如贸易、能源、环境，以及人员交流，等等。
• 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。
• I gave her a real ticking off yesterday.
  昨天我着实责骂了她一顿。
• 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。
• A wolf is like a ticking bomb, it can go off at any moment, he warned.
  他警告说：狼就像是一颗定时炸弹，随时可能爆炸。