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

• 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。
• 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。
• However beautiful heart, no have earful, does not complain!
  不过心里很美，没有怨言，没有抱怨！
• 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。
• I get an earful [ from them] every day.
  每天我都是在他们的牢骚声中度过的。
• "still treat me like I was in senior high," Song Ying, a19-year-old freshman at Shandong University, complained." I get an earful every day. "
  “父母像对待高中生一样对待我。”山东大学大一学生，19岁的宋颖抱怨到。“每天我在的牢骚声中度过的。”
• FEMA leaders are getting an earful from Congress.
  联邦应急管理局受到议会的严厉斥责。
• If anyone touched him, they'd get an earful.
  要是谁敢碰他一下，准会挨一顿臭骂。
• 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。
• The weather and climate conditions have resulted in serious disasters to the agriculture production in the whole country this year. They can expect an earful on what the slump is doing economically.
  本年度天气气候条件对全国农业生产属重灾年景。他们将因商业不景气对经济所产生的影响而受到严厉的训斥。