A：Tim's always bothering me.
提姆總是煩我。
B：Just tell him off.
那就臭罵他一頓。
注釋
a.bother vt. 煩擾，打擾
b.tell+人+off/tell off+人 臭罵某人一頓
例：William finally told off his boss after suffering in silence for years.
(在默默忍受多年后，威廉終于對(duì)上司破口大罵。)
*長(zhǎng)輩對(duì)晚輩的“責(zé)罵”不宜用上述詞組，應(yīng)用及物動(dòng)詞scold(責(zé)罵)才對(duì)。
例：Dad scolded me for lying.
(我因說(shuō)謊被老爸責(zé)罵。)