scold學測 L4KK [ˈskold] ｜ /ˈskoʊld/
責罵；斥責·愛嘮叨責罵的人
常考動詞，易與cold形似而混淆
His boss scolded him for not finishing the report on time.
老闆因為他沒有準時完成報告而斥責他。
一個畫面：板著冷臉大聲責罵
冷臉繃緊臉色轉冷，顯得嚴肅生氣
拉高音量聲音變大，語氣憤怒
當面糾正直接對著人指出錯誤
義項
當面開罵B1verb責罵；斥責
After the teacher caught him cheating on the test, she scolded him in front of the whole class.
老師逮到他考試作弊後，當著全班的面斥責他。
scold a childscold a student
嘮叨長舌B2noun愛嘮叨責罵的人
My aunt is an annoying scold who always complains about other people's choices.
我阿姨很愛嘮叨，老是抱怨別人的選擇。
你會不會這樣說？
His boss ___ him for being late. (scolded / cold)
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scolded
scold 是動詞「責罵」，cold 指「寒冷」，詞性不同。
'My aunt is an annoying scold who always complains about other people's choices.' 這句中的 scold 是什麼詞性？
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名詞
此句 scold 前面加了 an，是名詞用法，指愛嘮叨責罵的人。
字族
scolding 責罵；嚴厲的訓斥