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.- 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。
- I bet Sue gave you an earful when you got home.
英英释义
noun
- a severe scolding
- an outpouring of gossip
双语例句
- Her mom gave her an earful when she came home late at night.
她很晚才回家,被妈妈训了一顿。 - 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。 - I get an earful [ from them] every day.
每天我都是在他们的牢骚声中度过的。 - Almost everyone in the circle caught an earful of Rick's words, and the usual evening's chatter abruptly ceased.
几乎圈子中的每一个人都听到了瑞克惊人的回答,在旁晚时分,往常那喋喋不休的谈话戛然而止。 - He gave me an earful of complaints about his new boss.
他滔滔不绝向我抱怨他的新老板。 - 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。 - I'd better not be late or my granny will give me an earful about my laziness and thoughtlesshess.
我最好别迟到,要不然我奶奶会训斥我既懒惰又考虑不周。 - FEMA leaders are getting an earful from Congress.
联邦应急管理局受到议会的严厉斥责。 - 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。