"take to task" in Chinese (Simplified)
批评指责
Definition
直接而严肃地批评或指责某人因为他们的错误或不当行为。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式或书面语境，有“上对下”批评、指责的意味，比如上司对下属，老师对学生。不要理解为身体惩罚，只是口头批评。
Examples
The teacher took him to task for not finishing his homework.
老师因为他没做完作业**批评了他**。
My boss took me to task for being late.
我的老板因为我迟到**批评了我**。
She was taken to task by her parents for lying.
她因为撒谎**被父母批评了**。
He really took me to task over that mistake in the report.
他真的因为报告里的那个错误**狠狠批评了我**。
The coach took the whole team to task after our loss.
教练在我们输球后**批评了全队**。
Reporters took the politician to task for not answering their questions.
记者们因为政客不回答问题**严厉批评了他**。