"come down on" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 嚴厲批評
• 嚴厲懲罰

Definition

對某人做錯事進行嚴厲批評或懲罰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式口語表達，常見於‘come down on someone hard’這類用法。指批評或懲罰很嚴厲，與實際的下移動作無關。

Examples

The teacher came down on the students for being late.

老師因為學生遲到而**嚴厲批評了**他們。

My parents came down on me for not doing my homework.

我沒做作業，父母**嚴厲批評了**我。

If you break the rules, the coach will come down on you.

如果你違反規定，教練會**嚴厲懲罰**你。

The boss really comes down on people who make careless mistakes.

老闆對粗心大意犯錯的人**非常嚴厲**。

Why did she come down on her brother so hard?

她為什麼對弟弟**那麼嚴厲**？

Social media users can come down on celebrities for almost anything these days.

現在社交媒體上的用戶幾乎什麼事情都可能**猛烈抨擊**名人。