"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car" "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister" "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
"He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong" "We grumbled about the increased work load"
误 Dad scolded me that I came home late.
正 Dad scolded me for coming home late.
析scold不能接双宾语,表示“因…而责骂某人”时可用scold sb for sth/ v -ing结构。