【绝望的主妇】give someone hell是什么意思？

【句子】Give’em hell, honey! 【Desperate Housewives S02E01】 【发音】/gɪv/ /əm/ /hel/ /ˈhʌn.i/ 【发音技巧】them被略读变成了’em；【翻译】亲爱的，给他们点颜色瞧瞧！【适用场合】今天我们来一个短语叫做：give someone hell；这个短语的字面意思是：“给某个人地狱”；看起来不是什么好意思，这个短语在口语中确实可以表示：1. “让某个人不好过；对某个人非常生气、愤怒；”；to be very angry with someone or treat them severely或者“给某个人带来麻烦/不便/挑战”；to produce or present problems or challenges for oneeg: I’d avoid the boss today---he’s already given me hell.他已经让我很不好过了，我今天得躲着点老板。eg: She gets teased at school. The children give her hell, particularly the older boys.她在学校被嘲笑，那些孩子，尤其是那些年龄大些的男孩子欺负她。eg: Her back is giving her hell at the moment. She’s in constant pain.她的背现在让她痛苦不堪，她一直处在疼痛中。 2. 它也可以表示：“严厉地批评某个人”to scold or reprimand someone, often severely跟第一个意思其实还是有紧密关联的；eg: The boss gave them hell for not finishing in time.他们工作没有按时完成，被老板严厉批评了。eg: Mom will give her hell if she doesn't get home soon.如果她不赶紧回家的话，妈妈会要她好看。eg: My father saw this in the newspaper and he gave me absolute hell.我的爸爸在报纸上看到这个消息，把我狠狠地训了一顿。3. 那么学习了这俩比较常见的意思以后，我们再来说，这个短语在口语中它还经常用作鼓励别人的时候使用。当你的朋友要去参加某一个活动、竞赛、面试等等，你想给他鼓鼓劲儿，加加油，想让他发挥出自己的最好水平来打败对手，或者完成挑战，此时都可以用这个短语。所以可以理解成：“加油！”；“好好表现、一举拿下！”；或者“拿出最好水平，打败他们！”；“好好表现，要他们好看！”等等这样的意思；It’s an exclamation of encouragement for someone who is about to participate in something, often a competition, that is intended to motivate them to give their maximum effort in order to defeat their opponent ("them") or achieve success within that arena.eg: Good luck out there! Give them hell!祝你好运啊！给他们点颜色瞧瞧！/让他们看看你的实力。eg: A: "I just don't know if I'm cut out for college." B: "Nonsense! You're gonna give 'em hell!"A：“我不知道我是不是上大学的料。”B：“别胡说八道了，你会读得很好！”【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Dad will give us hell when he sees that mess.