tongue-lashing

常见例句

She gave me such a tongue-lashing that I've never touched another cigarette all my life.
她狠狠地训了我一顿，使我一生一世都再也没碰过另一根香烟。他说妈妈给了他a tongue-lashing，使他终生不忘，可见当时妈妈是如何严厉地训斥了他，所以tongue-lashing意思就是狠狠训斥。
But tyrants hardly tremble at her tongue-lashing, or see any consistency in the application of tougher measures.
但暴君们对其厉声斥责几乎无动于衷，也未见任何更强硬的措施得以完整实施。
It's also an easier option for politicians, who would receive a tongue-lashing for hiking key taxes – income tax, consumption tax and corporate tax.
这对政客来说也是一个容易的选择，如果提高关键税收如进口税、消费税和公司税，都会引来谴责。

The old professional elites get a tongue-lashing.
ECONOMIST: They will follow him anywhere