If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.
例句
Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.瑪麗昂嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé)喬吵吵鬧鬧。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
嚴(yán)厲責(zé)備,痛斥
We have been berated for so many years! But have we been toppled by their criticisms?多少年來(lái)我們挨罵挨得多了，罵倒了嗎？
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. censure severely or angrily;
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car""The deputy ragged the Prime Minister""The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"