"box your ears" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打耳光（多指打在耳朵兩側）

Definition

用手拍打某人的頭部兩側，尤其是耳朵附近，通常作為較輕的懲罰。這是個過時的用語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

為非常古老的說法，現代英語罕用，僅見於文學或模仿舊日言談。不要在現實生活中字面使用，有時用來幽默或誇張。

Examples

If you don't listen, I'll box your ears!

如果你不聽話，我要**打你的耳光**！

The teacher threatened to box his ears for being rude.

老師因為他無禮，威脅要**打他的耳光**。

He remembered how his mother used to box his ears when he misbehaved.

他記得小時候調皮時，媽媽會**打他的耳光**。

Don't make me box your ears, young man!

別讓我**打你的耳光**，小傢伙！

She laughed, 'I ought to box your ears for that smart remark.'

她笑著說：「你這麼嘴賤，我應該**打你耳光**。」

Back in the day, teachers would sometimes box your ears instead of sending you to the principal.

以前老師有時會直接**打耳光**，而不是叫你去校長那裡。