n. wrangling foul-mouthed woman 泼 妇。
△3H.VI.5.5.29: “For God's sake,take away thiscaptive scold.”看在上帝分上,把这个被俘的泼妇带走吧。
scold
vb.
1. quarrel noisily,be clamorous,brawl,wrangle大声争吵,吵嚷,吵架,争辩。
△Wiv.2.1.238 (231):“I hadrather hear them scold than fight.”我宁愿听他们吵一场嘴,可不想看他们真打起来。
2. wrangle with. brawl,rail against与…争辩,大声叫出,责骂。
△H.VIII.5.1.175(173): “I will have more or scold it out of him.”我得多要一些,哪怕吵架也得多要些钱。(按: scold在此例中用做及物动词,表示动作结果。)