n someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
v censure severely or angrily
v show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
词态变化
原型:scold
变形:3s
常见例句
1
An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds
2
A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked
