1. He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law be altered. 他可以善意地批评某位官员,也可以甚至向议会提议修改某项法律。
2. She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, 她心想明天上午一定要好好训斥那个干家务的帮手,她竟如此疏忽大意。