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
- 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。 - "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。” - 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。 - However beautiful heart, no have earful, does not complain!
不过心里很美,没有怨言,没有抱怨! - I get an earful [ from them] every day.
每天我都是在他们的牢骚声中度过的。 - 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。 - 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。 - FEMA leaders are getting an earful from Congress.
联邦应急管理局受到议会的严厉斥责。 - 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。 - 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。