vt.责备；分派出；向...透露

hold off───拖延；不接近；不使…接近

sold off───廉价出清（存货）

holds off───拖延；不接近；不使…接近

stood off───疏远，远离；避开；离岸

held off───拖延；不接近；不使…接近

nod off───打盹

roll off───转降，辗轧；印出，复印出；从…复印出

That fellow needs to be told off.───那家伙真该说他一顿。

He was told off for frightening people by talking of recession and even depression.───据说他害怕人们谈论衰退，甚至是萧条。

Some soldiers were told off to dig ditches.───一些士兵被派去挖壕沟。

The way that my wife deals with this is to not put up with it, so I will be told off if I leave the washing-up or shout at the children.───我妻子对待这种情况的方法是不去容忍，因此，如果我忘了洗衣服或对孩子大嚷大叫，我就会挨骂。

The new journalist was told off by the editor-in-chief, for the readers were averse to the front page story he had written.───总编狠狠地训斥了那位刚上任的记者，因为他采编的头版新闻不受读者的欢迎。

A small party of men were told off for burial duty.───一小组人被分派去执行掩埋的任务。

We had one of the wounded men told off to keep a watch upon the seas and cry as warning.───我们派出了一个伤员，要他察看海浪的情况，如有意外，随时向我们报告。

He was told off for his lateness by his boss.───他因为迟到被老板斥责了一顿。

The woman told off a neighbour who had commented on her behaviour.───那女人责骂了评论她行为的邻居。

I was told off for talking in class.

They were told off to clean the latrines.

He was told off for being careless.

He told off the employee severely.

The teacher told off the pupils on her fingers.

The pupil was told off for being careless.

Some soldiers were told off to dig ditches.

Did you get told off?

Twelve students were told off to do the cleaning.