earful

earful

英 ['ɪəfʊl]
　　美 ['ɪrfʊl]

n. 令人吃驚的回答；怨言；聽膩瞭的消息

中文詞源：

earful 長時間的斥責

來自ear, 耳朵。比喻用法。

例句：

1. I bet Sue gave you an earful when you got home.
我敢說你到傢時休肯定訓瞭你一頓。

2. She gave me an earful about her husband's infidelities.
她滔滔不絕地對我說有關她丈夫外遇的事.

3. They can expect an earful on what the slump is doing economically.
他們將因商業不景氣對經濟所產生的影響而受到嚴厲的訓斥.

4. I've had an earful of his griping.
我聽夠瞭他的牢騷.

5. But the complaint department at the condom company got an earful.
但避孕套公司給瞭我吃驚的回答.