"box your ears" in Chinese (Simplified)
打耳光(多指打在耳朵两侧)
Definition
用手拍打某人的头部两侧,特别是耳朵附近,通常作为一种轻微的惩罚。这是一个过时的表达。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非常老式的表达,现代英语很少直接使用,主要见于文学作品或模仿古老语调。不要在现代生活中字面使用,偶尔有幽默或夸张用法。
Examples
If you don't listen, I'll box your ears!
如果你不听话,我要**打你的耳光**!
The teacher threatened to box his ears for being rude.
老师因为他无礼,威胁要**打他的耳光**。
He remembered how his mother used to box his ears when he misbehaved.
他记得小时候调皮时,妈妈会**打他的耳光**。
Don't make me box your ears, young man!
别让我**打你的耳光**,小家伙!
She laughed, 'I ought to box your ears for that smart remark.'
她笑着说:“你这聪明话,我真该**打你耳光**。”
Back in the day, teachers would sometimes box your ears instead of sending you to the principal.
以前老师有时会直接**打耳光**,而不是叫你去校长那里。