名詞 scolding:

1. rebuking a person harshly
   同義詞：chiding, objurgation, tongue-lashing

動詞 scold:

1. censure severely or angrily
   同義詞：call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
2. show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
   同義詞：grouch, grumble, scold

形容詞 scolding:

1. who is rebuking severely

1. The headmaster gave the boys a scolding.
   校長訓斥了那些男生。
2. He was scolded for being lazy.
   他因懶惰而受叱責。
3. He felt more like laughing at the child's escapade than scolding him, but, solemn as an owl, he got through the necessary reprimand.
   那孩子的惡作劇與其說讓他責罵，倒不如說讓他啼笑皆非，然而，他還是起來進行了必要的懲戒。
4. Every scolding that boy gets just seems to glance off him and not change his behaviors at all.
   每次責罵對這個男孩似乎都不起作用，一點也沒有改變他的品行。