tick someone off

Related to word: tick

Phrasal Verb

Definition (情緒)

  1. to irritate or upset someone.

    激怒;惹怒(某人)

    • Her unreasonable demands really ticked me off.

      她的無理要求真的惹火了我。

    • What he said ticked off everyone around him.

      他說的話惹惱了周圍的每個人。

    • This kind of behavior is sure to tick off your friends.

      這種行為肯定會惹怒你的朋友。

Definition (責備)

  1. to reprimand or criticize someone sternly for a mistake or wrongdoing.

    斥責;責難;訓斥(某人)

    • The manager ticked off the employee for missing the deadline.

      經理因為員工錯過截止日期而訓斥了他。

    • The teacher ticked off the students who were not paying attention in class.

      老師訓斥了那些在課堂上不專心的學生。

    • If you don't follow the rules, you will get ticked off by the boss.

      如果你不遵守規則,老闆會訓斥你的。