Learn English Words the Easy Way Series – Rake [someone] over the coals (verb, idiom) 轻松学习英语单词系列 – Rake [someone] over the coals （动词、成语）

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Rake [someone] over the coals (v, idiom) （动词、成语）

Phonetics 音标: [ ˈrāk ō-vər t͟hə ˈkōls ]

Meaning 意义:

To reprimand (someone) severely.

斥责。

In Part 分解部份:

Rake + over + the + coals [v, idiom]

Rake + over + the + red-hot coals [v, idiom]

耙 + 过 + 红热的煤 [动词、成语]

Rake over the coals is not only an idiom; it actually shows a picture of an old torture – hauling someone over red hot coals as a punishment. In modern days, when no one has the right to punish anyone else in such a manner, the idiom serves as a scale to tell people the degree of seriousness of a reprimand.

Rake over the coals不单单是一个成语; 它实际上显示了一幅旧日所施行的酷刑的一幅画像 - 将人拖过烧红了的赤热煤碳作为一种惩罚。现代里，没有人有这个权力去对他人施行这种惩罚，而这个成语便用来显示谴责他人时的严重程度。

Examples 例句:

1. The teacher raked the students who hadn’t turned in the homework over the coals.

2. The manager raked his subordinate over the coals for job poorly done.

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