"call on the carpet" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 训斥
• 责备

Definition

通常在工作或学校，由上级严厉批评某人。指被权威人士叫去并受到训斥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个美式口语表达，略带正式色彩，通常用于上级严厉批评下级。不用于轻松或朋友间的批评。常见于被动语态：'He was called on the carpet.'

Examples

The manager called Tom on the carpet for being late.

经理因为汤姆迟到而**训斥了他**。

She was called on the carpet after making a mistake.

她犯错后被**叫去训斥**。

If you break the rules, you might be called on the carpet.

如果你违反规定，可能会被**训斥**。

After the meeting, I got called on the carpet by my boss for not finishing the report on time.

会议后，我因为没按时完成报告被老板**训斥了**。

He knew he'd be called on the carpet for losing the client, so he prepared an explanation.

他知道因为失去客户会被**训斥**，所以提前准备了解释。

Nobody likes being called on the carpet, but sometimes it's necessary to learn from mistakes.

没有人喜欢被**训斥**，但有时候必须从错误中吸取教训。