telling off

1. 1.

   To number off (a group of soldiers); to divide up (soldiers) in this way.

   报数(一组士兵)；以此方式分配(士兵)。

2. 2.

   To assign (someone) to a particular task, duty etc.; to depute, to allocate.

   指派(某人)从事某项任务或职责；委派,分配。

3. 3.

   To count off (numbers, members of a sequence etc.); to enumerate.

   数出(数字、序列中的成员等)；列举。

4. 4.

   To rebuke, to reprimand, or to admonish, often in a harsh, angry, direct way.

   斥责、训斥或告诫,常以严厉、愤怒、直接的方式。

指派(某人)从事某项任务或职责；委派,分配。；数出(数字、序列中的成员等)；列举。；斥责、训斥或告诫,常以严厉、愤怒、直接的方式。；分派出；责备

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