Definition
To criticize someone severely or angrily.
嚴厲地批評（某人）
She gave me hell for being twenty minutes late to the meeting.
她因為我開會遲到二十分鐘而嚴厲地批評了我。
If your work performance is poor, the boss will give you hell.
如果你的工作表現不佳，老闆會嚴厲地批評你。
The teacher gave me hell for not completing my homework.
老師因為我沒有完成作業而嚴厲地批評了我。
To cause someone great pain, trouble, or difficulty.
使（某人）受到折磨
This terrible headache is giving me hell.
這可怕的頭痛讓我痛苦不堪。
This cold is giving me hell.
這感冒讓我痛苦不堪。
The approaching project deadline is giving me hell.
即將到來的專案截止日期讓我痛苦不堪。