earful

英 [ˈɪəfʊl]

美 [ˈɪrfʊl]

n.  长时间的斥责(或牢骚)

BNC.43035 / COCA.26089

牛津词典

noun

• 长时间的斥责（或牢骚）
  if sb gives you an earful , they tell you for a long time how angry they are about sth

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （长时间的）训斥，数落
  If you say that you gotan earful, you mean that someone spoke angrily to you for quite a long time.
  1. I bet Sue gave you an earful when you got home.
     我敢说你到家时休肯定训了你一顿。

英英释义

noun

• a severe scolding
  Synonym:castigationbawling outchewing outupbraidinggoing-overdressing down
• an outpouring of gossip

双语例句

• But the complaint department at the condom company got an earful.
  但避孕套公司给了我吃惊的回答。
• You can just image the earful he gave her when they got home.
  不难想象等他们回家后，他会怎样斥责她。
• Every time even a slightly contentious decision went United's way, one fan with an alarmingly intense stare would turn round to face me and Paddy and gave us a bit of an earful.
  每次只要裁判把球判给曼联，一个球迷就会阴沉着脸转过来看我和帕蒂并且大倒垃圾话。
• I gave him an earful on how he had oppressed me all our married life.
  就结婚以来他如何一直欺压我这一事实，我狠狠骂了他一顿。
• It might be tempting to give the boss an earful if you land a new job in the coming months.
  如果你在今后几个月里找到了新的工作，离职前向现任老板发顿牢骚或许听起来很诱人。
• FEMA leaders are getting an earful from Congress.
  联邦应急管理局受到议会的严厉斥责。
• I get an earful [ from them] every day.
  每天我都是在他们的牢骚声中度过的。
• If he comes and bothers you again, I'll give him an earful.
  如果他再来烦你，我会教训他一顿。
• Now, all these people risk getting an earful from gay rights organizations and their publicists.
  现在，这些人都面临遭到同性恋权力组织和他们的宣传人员斥责的可能性。
• Now, Fisher figures he's just another Laker getting an earful from Utah fans.
  现在，老鱼估计他成为另外一个被爵士球迷狂嘘的湖人球员了。