"call on the carpet" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 訓斥
• 責備

Definition

通常在工作或學校，由上級嚴厲批評某人。指被權威人士叫去並受到訓斥。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是美式英語的成語，帶點正式色彩，經常指上級嚴厲責備下屬。不用於朋友之間的輕微批評。常見被動語態：'He was called on the carpet.'

Examples

The manager called Tom on the carpet for being late.

經理因為湯姆遲到而**訓斥了他**。

She was called on the carpet after making a mistake.

她犯錯後被**叫去訓斥**。

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

如果你違反規定，可能會被**訓斥**。

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

會議後，我因沒按時完成報告被老闆**訓斥了**。

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

他知道因為丟失客戶會被**訓斥**，所以提前準備了解釋。

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

沒有人喜歡被**訓斥**，但有時必須從錯誤中學習。