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Definition of earful in English: earfulnoun ˈɪəf(ə)lˈɪrˌfʊl informal 1A prolonged and angry reprimand. 唠叨；斥责 executives got an earful about poor rail connections 主管们受到了关于铁路联运不佳的指责。 Example sentencesExamples - May I please have the writer's email address to give him an earful directly?
- I felt a lecture coming, and I readied myself for an earful.
- Getting a constant earful from your folks is a total bummer.
- He apparently got an earful at his townhall meeting in Fairfax today.
- The commission got an earful of confused and angry voters on election day.
- These event organizers are going to get an earful about it.
- You don't have to spend much time with citizens to get an earful - or maybe two ears full - of opinion about the state of ethics in American journalism.
- Eursoc warns us that the EU will employ telemarketers to get us to vote - I pity them for the earfuls they will get.
- I heard an earful of that in the course of the campaign.
- The next day when I showed up for school, I got off the bus, got hauled into the principal's office, got an earful, and I got sent home with an angry letter to my mom.
- The company, already fighting with retirees in court over changes made to its pension plan in the 1990s, is now getting an earful from angry retirees about health-care costs.
- In my last Red Sox post I confidently predicted a World Series victory this year for Boston's team - and got an earful from myriad Sox fans convinced I was jinxing them.
- Because I am an ‘outsider’, I often get an earful.
- House lawmakers now head back to their districts for holiday recess, where they will get an earful from their constituents.
- I have not heard one negative thing from anybody about this year's festival, where last year I had a real earful from local musicians.
- The Minister of Economic Affairs got an earful from angry business leaders from Taiwan's top technology park yesterday.
- I have no doubt her guests were regaled with tales of the idiocy of the yard crew, a rehearsal I am sure for the earful Rick is going to get bright and early in the morning.
- Also, they're having to help cover the cost of the higher players' salaries, but they are still getting an earful from the fans.
- There were the subsequent occasions I was unfortunate enough to cop an earful.
- If you want to get an earful of vegan philosophy, just ask this author what she thinks of genetically engineered foods.
Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrance, reproach, admonishment, stricture, lecture, criticism, recrimination, tirade, diatribe, philippic, harangue, attack 2A loud blast of sound. 〈非正式〉（噪音）大量 大量的白噪声。 Example sentencesExamples - Get an earful of what the latest in techno-gadgetry sounds like on 10,000 sq. ft floor space, hosting international and national brands.
- This recently unearthed live recording features the first of that vaunted trio, offering a fascinating earful of the sound of hip London clubland in 1964.
- The 50s singer would then give the average American an earful.
Definition of earful in US English: earfulnounˈirˌfo͝olˈɪrˌfʊl informal 1A prolonged amount of talking, typically an angry reprimand. 唠叨；斥责 he gave his players an earful at halftime Example sentencesExamples - The company, already fighting with retirees in court over changes made to its pension plan in the 1990s, is now getting an earful from angry retirees about health-care costs.
- There were the subsequent occasions I was unfortunate enough to cop an earful.
- The commission got an earful of confused and angry voters on election day.
- Eursoc warns us that the EU will employ telemarketers to get us to vote - I pity them for the earfuls they will get.
- The Minister of Economic Affairs got an earful from angry business leaders from Taiwan's top technology park yesterday.
- I have no doubt her guests were regaled with tales of the idiocy of the yard crew, a rehearsal I am sure for the earful Rick is going to get bright and early in the morning.
- May I please have the writer's email address to give him an earful directly?
- Getting a constant earful from your folks is a total bummer.
- I have not heard one negative thing from anybody about this year's festival, where last year I had a real earful from local musicians.
- Because I am an ‘outsider’, I often get an earful.
- I heard an earful of that in the course of the campaign.
- I felt a lecture coming, and I readied myself for an earful.
- If you want to get an earful of vegan philosophy, just ask this author what she thinks of genetically engineered foods.
- In my last Red Sox post I confidently predicted a World Series victory this year for Boston's team - and got an earful from myriad Sox fans convinced I was jinxing them.
- You don't have to spend much time with citizens to get an earful - or maybe two ears full - of opinion about the state of ethics in American journalism.
- The next day when I showed up for school, I got off the bus, got hauled into the principal's office, got an earful, and I got sent home with an angry letter to my mom.
- Also, they're having to help cover the cost of the higher players' salaries, but they are still getting an earful from the fans.
- These event organizers are going to get an earful about it.
- House lawmakers now head back to their districts for holiday recess, where they will get an earful from their constituents.
- He apparently got an earful at his townhall meeting in Fairfax today.
Synonyms reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrance, reproach, admonishment, stricture, lecture, criticism, recrimination, tirade, diatribe, philippic, harangue, attack - 1.1 A loud blast of a noise.
〈非正式〉（噪音）大量 Example sentencesExamples - The 50s singer would then give the average American an earful.
- This recently unearthed live recording features the first of that vaunted trio, offering a fascinating earful of the sound of hip London clubland in 1964.
- Get an earful of what the latest in techno-gadgetry sounds like on 10,000 sq. ft floor space, hosting international and national brands.
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