I could hear the teacher upbraiding Tom for his absence from school yesterday.是什么意思？

I could hear the teacher upbraiding Tom for his absence from school yesterday.

我可以听到老师责备汤姆昨天旷课的声音.

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

hear

vt.& vi. 听到，听见；vt. 听说，得知，听取，审理；vi. 听，听见；

例句
When I listen to her play I can hear a new Nigel Kennedy.
从她的演奏中我听出了新一代的奈杰尔·肯尼迪。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

teacher

n. 教师，教员，老师，先生，[航]教练机；

例句
He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community.
他现在是一位教师，并且是社区内受人尊敬的一员。

upbraiding

adj.& n. 谴责（的）；v. 责备，申斥，谴责( upbraid的现在分词 )；

例句
His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.
他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。

Tom

n. 雄动物，雄猫；

例句
She heard Tom exchanging good-natured banter with Jane.
她听见汤姆和简互相打趣。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

absence

n. 缺席，缺勤，缺乏，缺少，无，心不在焉，不注意；

例句
The presence or absence of clouds can have an important impact on heat transfer...
有无云层对热量的传递会产生重要的影响。

from

prep. （表示时间）从…，（表示原因）因为，（表示来源）来自…，（表示分离）与…分离[隔开]；

例句
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
企图阻止现任总统连任的失败尝试

school

n. 学校，上学，学院，群；vt. 训练，锻炼，教育，教导，约束，给…上学；

例句
I was terrible at school and left with few academic qualifications...
我的学习成绩一塌糊涂，离校时几乎没有学历。

yesterday

n. 昨天，往昔，<正式>过去；adv. 在昨天，在昨日，近来；

例句
A police investigation yesterday absolved the police of all blame in the incident.
警方昨天的调查廓清了其在此事件中的任何责任。