give someone hell

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To castigate someone; to dress them down. idiomatic
    — Near-synonym: raise hell
  2. To torment; To make miserable.
    — Yes, she desired to see Edward suffer. And, by God, she gave him hell . She gave him an unimaginable hell.
  3. To put up a fight against; to battle strongly and effectively.
    — A nickname of U.S. President Harry Truman was "Give-'em-Hell Harry" because he could really give them hell when he wanted to.

词形变化

gives someone hell present,singular,third-person giving someone hell participle,present gave someone hell past given someone hell participle,past

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hellraiser
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