tell somebody off

用作动词的意思：责骂、申斥(某人)

用法及例句：
The man had just been told off,and told of plenty.那个人刚才挨骂了，给骂得好厉害。

He was five minutes late，and his boss told him off.他迟到了五分钟，老板申斥了他一顿。

英汉词典参考：  

tell  

somebody  

off