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ear¹ /ɪə(r)/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 耳，耳朵
hear with one's ears 亲耳听见
whisper in sb.'s ear 对某人耳语
“Please go with me,” he said into her ear. “请跟我一起去，”他对她耳语。
On three pairs of ears the words fell with deliberate meaning. 那些话对(在场的)3个人听来另有一番意思。
Many of the rumours are reaching foreign ears. 许多谣言正传入外国人耳中。
She kept her ears open for possible employment. 她一直留意着可能的就业机会。
He closed his ears to the echo of their mocking laughter. 他塞住耳朵不愿听到他们嘲笑声的回响。
2. 耳郭
He cupped his ear, for he was unused to my slurry American tongue. 他用手掌兜着耳朵，因为他不习惯我那含糊的美国话。
I'll bat her ears off if she tries to stop me. 如果她试图拦阻我，我就掴掉她的耳朵。
seize sb. by the ear 揪住某人的耳朵
3. 耳状物；(器物两旁的)耳子，捏把；耳形突；(鸟的)耳羽
4. [亦作ears]听觉
be beautiful on the ear 美妙悦耳
There is no need to shout; we have good ears. 不需要大叫大嚷，我们的听觉灵着呢。
5. 听力；灵敏的听力
a violinist with a good ear 听力敏锐的小提琴手
He had no ear for music. 他没有音乐欣赏能力。
The foreigner had to develop an ear for regional accents. 那个外国人不得不锻炼听地方口音的能力。
They have by long experience developed an acute ear for opportunity's knock on the door. 长期的经验使他们对机会的到来非常敏感。
6. 倾听；注意
listen with half an ear 心不在焉地听
have no ear for sb.'s excuses 不听某人的辩解
have a portion of sb.'s ear 得到某人一定程度的注意
Harris has lost the ear of the master. 哈里斯说的话他主人已不再要听。
He is well-placed at the ear of the Prime Minister. 他被安置在首相身边，很易进言。
I'm nothing but ears. (或 I'm listening with all my ears.) 我全神贯注地听着。
turn an indulgent ear towards sb. 宽容地听取某人的意见
This is for your private ear. 这话可是私下跟你说说的。
7. 报头(左或右)角小栏(刊登天气预报或简短的广告等)
8. [ears] 〈美俚〉民用频带电台
[<ME ere < OE ēare; 与 OHG ōra ear 有关] phr. about one's (或sb.'s) ears 彻底地；猛烈地 His campaign collapsed about his ears. 他的竞选运动一败涂地。Immediately after she offered the suggestion, a storm broke around her ears. 她那建议一提出，就立刻引起一场轩然大波。a word in sb.'s ear 见 word
be all ears 〈口〉全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听
believe one's ears 相信听到的话
He could scarcely believe his ears. 他简直不能相信自己的耳朵。
bend an ear 注意地听
bend sb.'s ear 〈口〉与某人喋喋不休
He bent my ear for two hours. 他缠住我谈了两个小时。
She was ready to have her ear bent. 她准备耐心地听。
be on one's ear 〈美〉在生气，发怒；醉
box sb.'s ears 打某人耳光
bring sth. (down) about one's ears致使某事彻底失败
The war brought their plans down about their ears. 战争使他们的计划成为泡影。
by ear 凭听觉
sing by ear (不看乐谱)凭听觉记忆演唱
We dodged people by ear. 我们靠耳朵听动静避开人们。
by the ears 不和，在争吵中
chew sb.'s ears off 〈美俚〉教训某人，训斥某人
cock the ears 侧耳谛听
fall on deaf ears 未被理睬，不被听取；未受到重视
The proposal appears to have fallen on deaf ears. 人们似乎对那建议置若罔闻。
fall on ... ears 得到(某种态度的)听取
The proposal fell on sympathetic (skeptical) ears. 人们对那提议持赞同(怀疑)态度。
fall together by the ears 扭打起来；争吵起来
get sb. up on his ears 〈美〉使某人愤怒
get up on one's ear 〈美〉勃然大怒
give ear 听，倾听
Please give ear to my request. 请听听我的要求。
Give every man thine ear but few thy voice. 多听他人，少抒己见。
give one's ears (for sth., to do sth.) 不惜任何代价(要某物，做某事)
give sb. a thick ear 把某人耳朵打肿
Clear off before I give you a thick ear. 趁我还没把你揍得鼻青眼肿以前快走开。
go off on one's ear 〈美〉勃然大怒
grin from ear to ear 咧着嘴笑
have itching ears 爱听新奇的事(或丑闻、流言蜚语等)
have (或 hold, keep) one's ear to the ground 注意人们想的和说的(以采取相应的行动)，敏锐，精明
have (或 get, gain, win) sb.'s ear 得到某人的注意听取
He has the President's ear on foreign policy. 总统在对外政策方面听取他的意见。
have sth. coming out one's ears 〈口〉拥有大量的…
That guy's got money coming out of his ears. 那小子挺有钱的。
in (at) one ear and out (at) the other 左耳进右耳出
Anything I told her went in at one ear and out at the other. 不管我跟她说什么，她总是当耳边风。
incline one's ear (同情地)倾听
He inclined his ear to her tale of woe. 他倾听她诉说悲苦。
lay back one's ears 〈英俚〉全速奔跑，疾奔如飞
lend (an) ear 听，注意
She lent a sympathetic ear to their complaints. 她同情地倾听他们的怨诉。
listen with half an ear 心不在焉
not dry behind the ears 〈美俚〉乳臭未干的，没见过世面的
Oh, my ears and whiskers! 〈谑〉天哪! 妈呀
Oh, my ears and whiskers! Why didn't you say so before? 喔，天哪!你早先为什么不说?
one's ears are burning (因被人议论等而)耳朵发热；感到羞愧，发窘
Were your ears burning last night? 昨晚上你耳朵热吗? (指有人在谈起你)
on one's ear 1. 恼怒 [参见 be on one's ear, get sb. up on his ears, get up (或 go off) on one's ear]
His insults put me on my ear. 他的侮辱激怒了我。
2. 震惊
throw the world on its ear 震惊全世界
3. 头朝下地，颠倒
turn history on its ear 颠倒历史
4. 醉
I haven't been drinking at all lately; I'm afraid that might put me on my ear. 近来我滴酒不沾，怕的是要喝醉。
out on one's ear 〈口〉不客气地被打发走，不光彩地被解雇
If you ever made that mistake you would go out on your ear. 如果你犯下那种错误，准得滚蛋。
pin sb.'s ears back 〈俚〉狠揍某人；彻底击败某人
play by ear 1. 不看乐谱弹奏(乐曲或乐器)
2. 没有充分准备(或指导)地处理事情
I'll have to play this by ear. 我只得凑合着做了。
play it by ear 〈口〉(没有预定计划)根据情势需要而行动，即时应付
All I could do was play it by ear. 我只能看一步走一步。
pound one's ear 〈美俚〉睡觉
prick (up) the (或 one's) ears 竖起耳朵仔细听；立刻注意起来
set by the ears 使争吵，在…之间制造麻烦；在…之间挑拨离间
His choice of a wife set his family by the ears. 他的择偶造成了家庭不和。
set on its ear 在…引起骚动(或轰动)
set a town on its ear 使全城骚动起来
He set the racing world on its ear by breaking 50 world records. 他打破50项世界记录，轰动了赛车界。
shut one's ears to 不听，对…充耳不闻
sleep on both ears 酣睡，熟睡
stop one's ears 捂住耳朵；拒绝听取
talk sb.'s ear off 〈俚〉对某人唠叨不休
tickle sb.'s ears 出言取悦某人，对某人甜言蜜语，阿谀某人
to the ears 极度
be drunk to the ears 酩酊大醉
He was stuffed to the ears and needed nothing so much as a nap. 他饱极了，最需要的就是小睡片刻。
turn a deaf ear (或 deaf ears) 不愿听，毫不注意
turn a deaf ear to sb.'s requests for help 对某人请求援助置之不理
up to the (或 one's) ears 〈口〉深深卷入，深陷
be up to one's ears in debt 债台高筑
He was up to his ears in the conspiracy. 他积极参与密谋。
Just lately I've been up to my ears. You've no idea how much work there is. 最近以来我忙极了。你想象不到工作量有多大。
wet behind the ears 乳臭未干的，没见过世面的 |