| 单词 | earful |
| 释义 | earful (once / 41472 pages) n When you give someone an earful, you angrily tell the person what you think. Your teacher might give the class an earful when no one has finished yesterday's homework. The informal word earful is good for describing a lengthy reprimand or angry criticism. A furious senator might give her colleagues an earful when they can't reach a compromise, and a frustrated father might give his kids an earful after losing track of them in a busy shopping mall. Earful was first used in the mid-1900's, from the Old English roots eare, or "ear," and the suffix ful, "full or full of." WORD FAMILYearful: earfuls+/ear: ear-like, earful, earless, ears USAGE EXAMPLESDespite my considered words, I got an earful from Marines across the country, including men I served alongside in Iraq. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) I got an earful about the absurdity of revolutionary Cuba, the privation, the frustration, the alienation. Wall Street Journal(Nov 27, 2016) President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the "Hamilton" cast member who gave Mike Pence an onstage earful about equality. Los Angeles Times(Nov 19, 2016) 1n a severe scolding Syn|Hyper bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, going-over, upbraiding rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval an act or expression of criticism and censure 2n an outpouring of gossip Hyper comment, gossip, scuttlebutt a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people |
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