Word · Frequency #15769
scold
爱责骂的人；泼妇
a person who habitually scolds, especially a troublesome angry woman
- 1.
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。
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
In use
The old woman was known as a scold in the neighborhood.
Nobody wanted to sit next to him because he was a terrible scold.
Her reputation as a scold made her unpopular at work.
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.
他因为混乱责骂了孩子们。
scold sb for doing sth
for后接动名词短语，表示具体的过错行为。
The teacher scolded the student for being late.
老师因为迟到责骂了学生。
be scolded for sth
被动结构，强调主语是受责骂者。
He was scolded for his mistake.
他因为错误被责骂了。
Common mistakes
She is a scolding.She is a scold.
scolding是动名词或名词，意为'责骂'的行为，而scold作为名词指'爱骂人的人'。中文常混淆动词形式与指人名词，需用名词scold表示人。
There are many scold in the village.There are many scolds in the village.
scold作为可数名词，复数形式需加-s。中文没有复数标记，学习者容易忽略英语名词复数变化。
Connections
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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 scold 拆成 s + cold：冷冰冰（cold）地骂人，爱责骂的泼妇。
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。
Grammar Note
常指爱挑剔、责骂他人的人，尤指女性。
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.