Word · Frequency #15769
scold
爱责骂的人；泼妇
核心释义
a person who habitually scolds, especially a troublesome angry woman
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习惯性责骂的人,尤指爱惹事生非的愤怒女人。
A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.
习惯性责骂的人,尤指爱惹事生非的愤怒女人。；好骂街的人；责骂
用法In use
The old woman was known as a scold in the neighborhood.
用法提示：此处 scold 作名词，指经常责骂别人、爱挑剔的人。
Nobody wanted to sit next to him because he was a terrible scold.
用法提示：scold 用作名词，表示“爱骂街的人”，带贬义。
Her reputation as a scold made her unpopular at work.
用法提示：scold 作为名词，描述一个经常挑剔、责备他人的人。
scold sb
直接接宾语，表示责骂某人。
She scolded her son for his rudeness.
她因为儿子的无礼责骂了他。
scold sb for sth
for后接名词，表示责骂的原因。
He scolded the children for the mess.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- common scold
- 惯于骂街的泼妇
- Under old English law, a common scold could be punished by ducking.在旧时的英国法律中，惯于骂街的泼妇可能会被处以浸水刑。
- old scold
- 爱骂人的老妇人
- The market vendors all feared the old scold.市场里的小贩们都害怕那个爱骂人的老妇人。
- foul-mouthed scold
- 满口脏话的泼妇
- The novel's villain is a foul-mouthed scold.这部小说的反派是个满口脏话的泼妇。
近义词Synonyms
- shrew
- 尖刻、爱责骂的女人；泼妇 · 多用于文学或书面语，通常只指女性，语气比 scold 更强调刁钻刻薄。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 scold 拆成 s + cold：冷冰冰（cold）地骂人，爱责骂的泼妇。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary descriptions scold 作名词指“爱责骂的人”时，多用于正式或书面语，口语中较少见。该词带有贬义，常用来形容习惯性责骂他人的妇女，语气较强烈。
语法说明Grammar Note
常指爱挑剔、责骂他人的人，尤指女性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'scold': they end in the same /əʊld/ sound. Beware lookalikes like 'school' (/skuːl/) and 'scope' (/skəʊp/), which begin with 'sco-' but sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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