rap on the knuckles

rap on the knuckles

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• 网络谴责

例句

The bank clerk got a rap on the knuckles for his carelessness.

那个银行职员因为粗心大意而受到责骂。

The journalist gave the plant a rap on the knuckles for not attending to the sewage.

那记者谴责该工厂对下水道污物未予处理。

He got a rap on the knuckles from the teacher for not finishing his homework.

因为没完成作业，他被老师批评了。

give sb. a rap on the knuckles

敲打某人的手指关节，谴责某人。