ear
n
1 [C] organ of hearing; its outer part 耳, 耳朵; 外耳
The doctor looked into my ears. 医生检查我的耳朵.
Rabbits have large ears. 兔子的耳朵很长.
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She's got an `ear infection. 她耳朵感染了. =>illus 见插图.
2 [sing] an ~ (for sth) sense of hearing; ability to discriminate sounds, esp in music and language 听觉; (尤指音乐和语言中的)辨音力, 听力
She has a good ear for languages. 她学语言的听力很好.
3 (idm 习语) (be) all `ears (infml 口) listening attentively 倾听
Tell me your news; I'm all ears. 把你的新鲜事告诉我, 我洗耳恭听. box sb's ears => box2. sth comes to/reaches sb's `ears sb finds out about sth, eg news or gossip 某事物(如消息或闲话)传到某人耳朵里
If this news ever reaches her ears, she'll be furious. 这个消息万一传到她的耳朵里, 她一定得大发雷霆. din in one's ears => din v. sb's `ears are burning sb suspects that he is being talked about, esp in an unkind way 某人耳朵发烧(怀疑遭人议论, 尤指说坏话)
All this gossip about Sarah her ears must be burning! 都在说萨拉的闲话--她耳朵一定发烧了! easy on the ear/eye => easy1. fall on deaf ears => deaf. feel one's ears burning => feel1. give sb/get a thick ear => thick. go in (at) `one ear and out (at) the `other be heard but either ignored or quickly forgotten 一耳进一耳出; 左耳进右耳出; 当作耳边风
You've forgotten to buy the eggs! It (ie What I tell you) goes in one ear and out the other. 你忘记买鸡蛋了! 把我跟你说的话当成耳旁风了. have, get, win, etc sb's `ear have or get sb's favourable attention 获得某人的好感; 受到某人的重视. have/keep an/one's ear to the `ground be aware of all that is happening and being said 注意周围的动静
Peter'll know; he always keeps an ear to the ground. 彼得会知道的, 他耳听八方. have a word in sb's ear => ordword. keep one's ears/eyes open => open1. lend an ear => lend. make a pig's ear of sth => pig. meet the ear/eye => meet1. music to one's ears => music. not believe one's ears/eyes => believe. (be) out on one's `ear suddenly expelled, dismissed, etc 突遭驱逐、 开除、 解雇等. play (sth) by `ear play (music) by remembering how it sounds, ie without seeing a printed form 凭记忆演奏(乐曲)(即不看乐谱). play it by `ear (infml 口) act without preparation according to the demands of a situation; improvise 事前无准备而根据情况采取行动; 临时现做
I've had no time to prepare for this meeting, so I'll have to play it by ear. 我没有时间准备这次会议, 所以只好有什麽谈什麽. prick up one's ears => prick2. shut one's ears to sth/sb => shut. smile, etc from ear to `ear smile, etc broadly, showing that one is very pleased or happy 眉开眼笑. turn a deaf ear => deaf. (be) up to one's ears/eyes in sth very busy with or overwhelmed by sth 忙得不可开交; 深陷於某事物中
I'm up to my ears in work at the moment. 我现在工作忙极了. walls have ears => wall. with a flea in one's ear => flea. wet behind the ears => wet. with half an `ear not very attentively 不很注意地
I was only listening to the radio with half an ear, while preparing some food. 我正在做吃的, 没太留心听收音机.
ear n seed-bearing part of a cereal, eg wheat, barley, etc (麦子的)穗. =>illus at cereal 见cereal之插图.
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*[iә]n. 耳朵, 倾听, 听觉, 穗vi. 抽穗【医】 耳相关词组: bend sb's ear be on one's ear get sb on his ear give ear to... have an ear for... have no ear for... talk sb's ear off turn a deaf ear to... out on one's ear play it by ear
OK. We can get some more tomorrow. We should finish the floor now. Can you take the other end of this piece of wood? Now you have to pull it to make the surface smooth like that.