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🔑 earBrE /ɪə(r)/NAmE /ɪr/ noun🔑 [C] either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with 耳；耳朵◆an ear infection 耳朵感染◆the inner/outer ear 内耳；外耳◆She whispered something in his ear. 她对他耳语了几句。◆He put his hands over his ears. 他用双手捂住耳朵。◆She's had her ears pierced. 她扎了耳朵眼儿。◆The elephant flapped its ears. 大象拍打着双耳。◆He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people). 他总是愿意倾听别人的心声。 ➡ see also cauliflower ear, glue ear, middle ear -eared () having the type of ears mentioned 有…耳朵的；耳朵…的◆a long-eared owl 长耳鸮 Compound adjectives for physical characteristics -beaked, -bellied, -billed, -blooded, -bodied, -cheeked, -chested, -eared, -eyed, -faced, -fingered, -footed, -haired, -handed, -headed, -hearted, -hipped, -lidded, -limbed, -mouthed, -necked, -nosed, -skinned, -tailed, -throated, -toothed [sing.] an ability to recognize and copy sounds well 灵敏的听力；辨音力◆You need a good ear to master the piano. 弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。 [C] the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat, that contains the seeds （谷类植物的）穗◆ears of corn 玉米穗 ●be all ˈears(informal) to be waiting with interest to hear what sb has to say 全神贯注地听；聚精会神地听◆'Do you know what he said?' 'Go on—I'm all ears.' “你知道他说什么了吗？” “讲吧，我洗耳恭听。”●be out on your ˈear(informal) to be forced to leave (a job, etc.) 被迫离开（工作岗位等）；被撵出去●be up to your ears in sthto have a lot of sth to deal with 深陷于；埋头于；忙于◆We're up to our ears in work. 我们工作忙得不可开交。●sth comes to/reaches sb's ˈearssomebody hears about sth, especially when other people already know about it 传到…的耳朵里◆News of his affair eventually reached her ears. 他的绯闻终于传到她耳朵里。●sb's ˈears are burninga person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way （感到有人议论自己，尤指说闲话而）耳朵发热◆'I bumped into your ex-wife last night.' 'I thought I could feel my ears burning!' “我昨天晚上偶然遇到你的前妻。” “怪不得我好像觉得耳朵发热呢！”●sb's ˈears are flapping(BrE, informal) a person is trying to listen to sb else's conversation 某人正竖着耳朵听●go in ˈone ear and out the ˈother(informal) (of information, etc. 消息等) to be forgotten quickly 一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出；被当作耳边风◆Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other. 我无论对他们说什么都只被当作耳边风。●have sth coming out of your ˈears(informal) to have a lot of sth, especially more than you need 有的是某物（形容大量拥有，甚至超过所需）●have sb's ear●have the ear of sbto be able to give sb advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you 在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去◆He had the ear of the monarch. 他在君主那里说得上话。●keep/have your ear to the ˈgroundto make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation 注意看动向；掌握最新发展情况●play (sth) by ˈearto play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it 凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱弹奏●play it by ˈear(informal) to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow 见机行事；随机应变；根据情况需要行动◆I don't know what they'll want when they arrive—we'll have to play it by ear. 我不知道他们到达时想要什么，我们只有见机行事了。●shut/close your ˈears to sthto refuse to listen to sth （对…）充耳不闻，置之不理◆She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours. 她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不理。●smile/grin/beam from ear to ˈearto be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth 眉开眼笑；笑得合不拢嘴●with half an ˈearwithout giving your full attention to what is being said, etc. 心不在焉地听●not believe your ˈears/ˈeyes(informal) to be very surprised at sth you hear/see 不相信自己的耳朵（或眼睛）；对所闻（或所见）非常吃惊◆I couldn't believe my eyes when she walked in. 她走进来时我简直不相信自己的眼睛。●bend sb's ˈear (about sth)(informal) to talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have 向某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处）●give sb a box on the ˈears(old-fashioned) to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment 打某人耳光●box sb's ˈears(old-fashioned) to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment 打某人耳光●cock an ear/eye at sth/sbto look at or listen to sth/sb carefully and with a lot of attention 侧耳倾听；凝神细看●fall on deaf ˈearsto be ignored or not noticed by other people 不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻◆Her advice fell on deaf ears. 她的忠告没有受到重视。●turn a deaf ˈear (to sb/sth)to ignore or refuse to listen to sb/sth （对…）置之不理，充耳不闻◆He turned a deaf ear to the rumours. 他对这些谣言置若罔闻。●ˌeasy on the ˈear/ˈeye(informal) pleasant to listen to or look at 好听/好看的；悦耳/悦目的●feel your ˈears burningto think or imagine that other people are talking about you 觉得耳朵在发烧（认为或猜测别人在说自己）●with a ˈflea in your earif sb sends a person away with a flea in their ear, they tell them angrily to go away 以气愤的言语，以责难（把人轰走）●lend an ˈear (to sb/sth)to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to sb 聆听；倾听●music to your ˈearsnews or information that you are very pleased to hear 好消息；令人满意的信息●keep your ˈears/ˈeyes open (for sth)to be quick to notice or hear things （对…）保持警觉；注意；留心●make a ˈpig's ear (out) of sth(BrE, informal) to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth 把事情办砸；弄得一团糟●prick (up) your ˈears(of an animal, especially a horse or dog 动物，尤指马或狗) to raise the ears 竖起耳朵 (also your ˈears prick up) (of a person 人) to listen carefully, especially because you have just heard sth interesting 倾耳细听◆Her ears pricked up at the sound of his name. 一听到他的名字她的耳朵就立刻竖了起来。●ˌring in your ˈears/ˈheadto make you feel that you can still hear sth 在耳边回响◆His warning was still ringing in my ears. 他的警告依然在我耳边回响。●make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow's ˈearto succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇●give sb/get a thick ˈear(BrE, informal) to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment 打耳光；挨耳光●ˌwalls have ˈears(saying) used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening 隔墙有耳●(still) ˌwet behind the ˈears(informal, disapproving) young and without much experience 乳臭未干；少不更事；没见过世面 SYN naive ●have a word in sb's ˈear(BrE) to speak to sb privately about sth 和…说私话；与…密谈 |
