| 释义 |
[ eer-fool ] / ˈɪərˌfʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR earful ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural ear·fuls.an outpouring of oral information or advice, especially when given without solicitation. a sharp verbal rebuke; a scolding. Origin of earfulFirst recorded in 1915–20; ear1 + -ful usage note for earfulSee -ful. Words nearby earfulear drops, eardrum, eared, eared seal, earflap, earful, ear fungus, ear-grabbing, Earhart, Earhart, Amelia, earing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for earfulBest not to ask GOP fundraising legend Georgette Mosbacher about the state of her beloved party unless you want an earful. Mosbacher: I’m Furious at My Own Party|Michelle Cottle|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Now that he is back we may get an earful from the Egyptian doctor as he catches up on the world since the new year. Osama's Top Gun Is Back|Bruce Riedel|May 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST Maybe Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, or even President Obama, want to give you an earful. The Guy Who's Really to Blame?|Allan Dodds Frank|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST Then well get the Inca to put on the headphone and give him an earful from the battlement. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure|Gerald Breckenridge
I can give Mr. Silverton an earful about that workman of his! Dan Carter Cub Scout|Mildred A. Wirt Dat peter-boy we meets at Quincy slips me an earful about him. The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs I sure was gettin' an earful of this golf stuff, but I was still awake. Torchy As A Pa|Sewell Ford With the help of Vee's set of books and a little promptin' from her I gives him an earful. Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for earful
noun informalsomething heard or overheard a rebuke or scolding, esp a lengthy or severe one Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to earfulinstruction, word, knowledge, intelligence, advice, material, tip, clue, science, report, message, data, info, information, notice, directive, memo, memorandum, note, letter |