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

• 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！
• 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。
• 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 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。
• If anyone touched him, they'd get an earful.
  要是谁敢碰他一下，准会挨一顿臭骂。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。