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

• 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。
• If anyone touched him, they'd get an earful.
  要是谁敢碰他一下，准会挨一顿臭骂。
• When talent management consultants development dimensions international quizzed more than 2,000 newly hired employees about strange questions they had fielded in job interviews, the researchers got an earful.
  人才管理咨询公司美国智睿咨询有限公司（DevelopmentDimensionsInternational）调查了2000多名最近被聘用的员工，询问他们在面试过程中遇到的奇怪问题，结果调查人员收集了一大堆问题。
• I reckon the mechanic and air conditioning installer could be in for an earful on Peter's return to Mornington.
  “不要去改装一辆车”这句老话在这时候正合适。我估计机械师和空调安装师在彼得回到摩林顿后也许将会对此进行抱怨。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 guess Adelman gave them an earful at halftime and they came out with more intensity in the3rd.
  我猜阿德尔曼在中场休息的时候对此抱怨了几句，他们在第3节上场的时候打起精神来了。
• However beautiful heart, no have earful, does not complain!
  不过心里很美，没有怨言，没有抱怨！