"lay into" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 訓斥
• 狠批
• 痛罵

Definition

以很嚴厲、突然的方式批評或斥責某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式表達，專指對某人嚴厲批評或訓斥，多用於 'lay into someone'。比一般批評語氣更重，不適用於正式場合。

Examples

The coach laid into the team after they lost the game.

教練在球隊輸掉比賽後**訓斥了**他們。

My mom lays into me when I forget my homework.

我忘記作業時，媽媽就會**訓斥我**。

She laid into her brother for breaking her phone.

她因為弟弟弄壞了她的手機而**狠狠訓斥了**他。

Wow, the boss really laid into Tom during the meeting—everyone was silent.

哇，老闆在會議上真的**狠批了**湯姆，大家都安靜了。

If you forget to call her, she'll definitely lay into you.

如果你忘了打電話給她，她肯定會**訓斥你**。

I was just five minutes late and she laid into me like I had committed a crime!

我只是遲到了五分鐘，她卻**狠狠訓斥了我**，好像我犯了大錯一樣！