vt. 严责

[ verb ]
censure severely or angrily
<verb.communication> bawl out call down call on the carpet chew out chew up chide dress down have words jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold take to task trounce
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's carThe deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Berate \Be*rate"\ (b[-e]*r[=a]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Berated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berating}.] [See 2nd {rate}, v.
t..]
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. --Holland. --Motley.