ear

英 [ɪə(r)]

美 [ɪr]

n.  耳; 耳朵; 有…耳朵的; 耳朵…的; 灵敏的听力; 辨音力

复数：ears　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1599 / COCA.1337

习惯用语

n.

be all ears
• 全神贯注地听；聚精会神地听
  to be waiting with interest to hear what sb has to say
• ‘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 ear
• 被迫离开（工作岗位等）；被撵出去
  to be forced to leave (a job, etc.)
be up to your ears in sth
• 深陷于；埋头于；忙于
  to have a lot of sth to deal with
• We're up to our ears in work.
  我们工作忙得不可开交。
sth comes to/reaches sb's ears
• 传到…的耳朵里
  somebody hears about sth, especially when other people already know about it
• News of his affair eventually reached her ears.
  他的绯闻终于传到她耳朵里。
sb's ears are burning
• （感到有人议论，尤指说闲话而）耳朵发热
  a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way
• ‘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 ears are flapping
• 某人正竖着耳朵听
  a person is trying to listen to sb else's conversation
go in one ear and out the other
• 一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出；当作耳边风
  to be forgotten quickly
• 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 ears
• 有的是某物（形容大量拥有，甚至超过所需）
  to have a lot of sth, especially more than you need
have sb's earhave the ear of sb
• 在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去
  to be able to give sb advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you
• He had the ear of the monarch.
  他在君主那里说得上话。
keep/have your ear to the ground
• 注意看动向；掌握最新发展情况
  to make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation
play (sth) by ear
• 凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱弹奏
  to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it
play it by ear
• 见机行事；随机应变；根据情况需要行动
  to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow
• 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需要什么——我们只有见机行事了。
shut/close your ears to sth
• （对…）充耳不闻，置之不理
  to refuse to listen to sth
• 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 ear
• 眉开眼笑；笑得合不拢嘴
  to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth
with half an ear
• 心不在焉地听
  without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc.
not believe your ears/eyes
• 不相信自己的耳朵（或眼睛）；对所闻（或所见）非常吃惊
  to be very surprised at sth you hear/see
• 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 ear (about sth)
• 向某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处）
  to talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have
give sb a box on the ears
• 打某人耳光
  to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment
box sb's ears
• 打某人耳光
  to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment
cock an ear/eye at sth/sb
• 侧耳倾听；凝神细看
  to look at or listen to sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention
fall on deaf ears
• 不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻
  to be ignored or not noticed by other people
• Her advice fell on deaf ears.
  她的忠告没有受到重视。
easy on the ear/eye
• 好听 / 好看的；悦耳 / 悦目的
  pleasant to listen to or look at
feel your ears burning
• 觉得耳朵在发烧（认为或猜测别人在说自己）
  to think or imagine that other people are talking about you
with a flea in your ear
• 以气愤的言语，以责难（把人轰走）
  if sb sends a person away with a flea in their ear , they tell them angrily to go away
lend an ear (to sb/sth)
• 聆听；倾听
  to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to sb
music to your ears
• 好消息；令人满意的信息
  news or information that you are very pleased to hear
keep your ears/eyes open (for sth)
• （对…）保持警觉；注意；留心
  to be quick to notice or hear things
make a pig's ear (out) of sth
• 把事情办砸；弄得一团糟
  to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth
prick (up) your earsprick (up) your earsring in your ears/head
• 在耳边回响
  to make you feel that you can still hear sth
• His warning was still ringing in my ears.
  他的警告依然在我耳边回响。
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
• 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇
  to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all
give sb/get a thick ear
• 打耳光；挨耳光
  to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment
walls have ears
• 隔墙有耳
  used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening
(still) wet behind the ears
• 乳臭未干；少不更事；没见过世面
  young and without much experience
have a word in sb's ear
• 和…说私话；与…密谈
  to speak to sb privately about sth

牛津词典

noun

• 耳；耳朵
  either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with
  1. an ear infection
     耳朵感染
  2. the inner/outer ear
     内 / 外耳
  3. She whispered something in his ear.
     她对他耳语了几句。
  4. He put his hands over his ears.
     他用双手捂住耳朵。
  5. She's had her ears pierced.
     她扎了耳朵眼儿。
  6. The elephant flapped its ears.
     大象拍打着双耳。
  7. 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。
• 有…耳朵的；耳朵…的
  having the type of ears mentioned
  1. a long-eared owl
     长耳猫头鹰
• 灵敏的听力；辨音力
  an ability to recognize and copy sounds well
  1. You need a good ear to master the piano.
     弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。
• （谷类植物的）穗
  the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat , that contains the seeds
  1. ears of corn
     玉米穗

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 耳；耳朵
  Yourearsare the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds.
  1. He whispered something in her ear...
     他在她耳边低声说了些什么。
  2. I'm having my ears pierced.
     我打算穿耳洞。
• N-SING 辨音力;灵敏的听力
  If you havean ear formusic or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.
  1. Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune...
     莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。
  2. An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.
     能够听懂外语是种优势。
• N-COUNT 倾听
  Earis often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying.
  1. What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?...
     怎样才能使民众以更加体谅的心态倾听他的话呢？
  2. They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.
     他们对一切都视而不见，充耳不闻。
• （谷类作物的）穗
  Theearsof a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains.
• . 洗耳恭听;全神贯注地听
  If someone says that they areall ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen
• PHRASE （尤指让人恼火地）缠住…喋喋不休
  If you say that someoneis bendingyourearabout something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important; used especially when you are irritated by this.
  1. He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.
     人们一个劲儿地跟他说要继续留在学校念书，这让他烦透了。
• （作为惩戒）打（孩子）的一侧头
  If someoneboxesa child'sears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment.
• PHRASE (要求)未被理睬，不被听取/(某人对要求)不予理睬，充耳不闻
  If a requestfalls on deaf earsor if the person to whom the request is madeturns a deaf ear toit, they take no notice of it.
  1. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears...
     我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。
  2. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
     他对美国提出的行动要求完全不理不睬。
• PHRASE 关注事态；注意动向
  If youkeeporhaveyourear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.
  1. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
     制造业的就业机会相对很少，但是我时刻留意着信息。
• 心不在焉;似听非听
  If you listen to something or someonewith only half an ear, you do not give your full attention to what is being said.
• PHRASE (认真而同情地)倾听
  If youlend an earto someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically.
  1. They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.
     他们总是愿意认真倾听并尽量提出建议。
• PHRASE 左耳进，右耳出;听过即忘
  If you say that something goesin one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
  1. That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
     那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。
• PHRASE 突然被解雇;突然被赶走
  If someone says that you will beout onyourear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly.
  1. We never objected. We'd have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had.
     我们从未反对过，如果我们真的反对，早就被扫地出门，另谋高就了。
• PHRASE （不看乐谱而）凭记忆演奏(乐曲)
  If youplay by earorplaya piece of musicby ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music.
  1. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing.
     尼尔凭着记忆弹奏他曾听到姐姐练习时弹的曲子。
• 见机行事;随机应变
  If youplay it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
• PHRASE 深陷于;深深卷入；埋头于
  If you areup toyourears insomething, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.
  1. 'Why don't you come with me?' — 'I can't. I'm up to my ears in reports.'...
     “怎么不跟我一起来呀？”——“不行，我忙着写报告呢。”
  2. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
     他负债累累，走投无路。
• tomake a pig's ear of→ see:pig

英英释义

noun

• the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
• the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
  Synonym:auriclepinna
• good hearing
  1. he had a keen ear
  2. a good ear for pitch
• attention to what is said
  1. he tried to get her ear
• fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
  Synonym:spikecapitulum

双语例句

• I'm having my ears pierced.
  我打算穿耳洞。
• He always turns a deaf ear to other people's criticism.
  他对别人对他的批评总是听而不闻。
• He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.
  人们一个劲儿地跟他说要继续留在学校念书，这让他烦透了。
• I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades 'criticism.
  我没料想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。
• She whispered a few words in her mother's ear.
  她在妈妈耳边喳喳了两句。
• That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
  那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。
• Her ear, shoulder and hip are in a straight line
  她的耳朵、肩膀和髋部呈一条直线。
• Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune
  莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。
• I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears
  我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。
• What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?
  怎样才能使民众以更加体谅的心态倾听他的话呢？