p. a.using reproachful and abusive language责骂的。 △1H.IV.3.1.158 (157): “O,he is as tedious/As a tired horse,a railing wife,/ Worse than a smok-y house.”(Proverb: “A smoking house and a chidingwife make a man run out of doors.”) 啊,他真叫人讨厌,就像疲惫的马,责骂不休的老婆,比烟熏的屋子还要糟。