An earful is a long, angry talk someone gives you because they are unhappy with what you did. You get an earful, or someone gives you an earful; you do not “do an earful”.

An earful earful is a long, angry talk是一長串生氣的話 someone gives you有人講給你聽 because they are unhappy with what you did因為他們對你做的事不高興。You get an earful你被唸了一頓，or someone gives you an earful或有人唸了你一頓；you do not “do an earful”你不會說「do an earful」。

It is informal, common in both British and American English, and a bit softer-sounding than a full shouting match, though it can still sting. Parents, partners, and bosses give earfuls.

It它 is informal是個非正式用語，common in both British and American English英式和美式英語都常用，and a bit softer-sounding而且聽起來比 than a full shouting match正式吵架輕一點，though it can still sting不過還是會讓人不好受。Parents, partners, and bosses父母、伴侶、老闆 give earfuls都會「give earfuls」。

Though actually, the -ful here does not mean “full of ears”; it means “as much angry talk as an ear can take”. It is always about words of complaint in this sense, never about how loud a speaker or a concert is (that is closer to ear-splitting).

Though actually不過事實上，the -ful here這裡的-ful does not mean並不是指 “full of ears”「裝滿了耳朵」；it means而是指 “as much angry talk as an ear can take”「耳朵能承受的抱怨話有多少」。It它 is always about words of complaint永遠是指抱怨的話 in this sense在這個意思上，never about how loud而不是指 a speaker or a concert is演講者或演唱會有多大聲(that is closer to那比較接近 ear-splitting震耳欲聾)。