English Dictionary

earful

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɪə(ɹ)fəl/

名詞

くだけた表現

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off / (informal) intimate gossip

日本語の意味

激しい叱責や叱り / 内輪やプライベートなゴシップ、噂話

After he missed the deadline, his manager gave him an earful in front of the whole team.

彼が締め切りを守らなかった後、上司はチーム全員の前で彼にひどいお説教をした。

意味（1）

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

Ivan Kruzliak had already taken an earful from Gary Neville at half-time and it was rare to see Hodgson as annoyed as he was while remonstrating with the fourth official.

意味（2）

(informal) intimate gossip

earfuls （ plural ）

earsful （ plural ）