Definition
To criticize someone severely or angrily.
严厉地批评（某人）
She gave me hell for being twenty minutes late to the meeting.
她因为我开会迟到二十分钟而严厉地批评了我。
If your work performance is poor, the boss will give you hell.
如果你的工作表现不佳，老板会严厉地批评你。
The teacher gave me hell for not completing my homework.
老师因为我没有完成作业而严厉地批评了我。
To cause someone great pain, trouble, or difficulty.
使（某人）受到折磨
This terrible headache is giving me hell.
这可怕的头痛让我痛苦不堪。
This cold is giving me hell.
这感冒让我痛苦不堪。
The approaching project deadline is giving me hell.
即将到来的项目截止日期让我痛苦不堪。