| |
|
| NOUN |
| |
|
| /ɪə/ |
|
| |
| 1 | C one of the two parts at the sides of your head that you hear with 耳；耳朵 |
| He whispered something in her ear. 他对着她的耳朵低声说了些什么。 |
| |
| 2 | singular the ability to hear and judge sounds 听觉；分辨声音的能力 |
| She has a very good ear for music. 她很会欣赏音乐。 |
| |
| 3 | C the part at the top of a plant such as wheat that contains the grain 穗 |
| ears of corn 玉米穗 |
| PHRASES |
| - | all ears informal
|
| ready to pay attention to what someone has to say |
| 全神贯注地倾听；洗耳恭听 |
| |
| |
| - | be out on your ear informal
|
| to be suddenly removed from your job or your place in an organization |
| 被突然解雇 |
| |
| |
| - | close your ears (to)
|
| to not listen to what someone is saying or not listen to a sound |
| 不愿听 |
| |
| |
| - | grin/smile from ear to ear
|
| to smile a lot because you are very happy |
| 咧着嘴笑；眉开眼笑 |
| |
| |
| - | have/keep your ear to the ground
|
| to pay attention to what is happening , so that you know about any changes in a situation |
| 关注（事情的）发展动向 |
| |
| |
| - | have nothing/cotton wool between the ears offensive
|
| to be extremely stupid |
| 蠢死了；笨死了 |
| |
| |
| - | have sb’ s ear
|
| to know someone with power or authority who will listen to you |
| （看法、意见）会被（某当权者）听取，得到（某当权者）的接纳 |
| |
| He has the director’ s ear. 主管会听取他的意见。 |
| |
| - | have sth coming out of your ears informal
|
| to have a lot of something , or more of it than you need |
| 有过多的… |
| |
| We have information coming out of our ears and we just need time to sift through it. 我们满脑子都是信息，我们只是需要时间来整理一下。 |
| |
| - | keep your ears open
|
| to pay attention to what is happening , especially in order to find out something |
| 密切关注（事态的）发展 |
| |
| |
| - | lend an ear
|
| to listen to someone talking about their problems |
| 耐心而同情地倾听（某人的难处） |
| |
| |
| - | play sth by ear
|
| |
| 1 | to deal with a situation without having a plan , by reacting to things as they happen 见机行事；随机应变 |
| |
| 2 | to play music by hearing and remembering it , not by reading it 凭记忆演奏 |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| - | reach sb’ s ears
|
| to be heard by someone |
| 传到某人的耳朵里 |
| |
| Rumours of her resignation reached his ears. 她要辞职的谣言传到了他的耳朵里。 |
| |
| - | sb couldn’ t believe their ears
|
| used for saying that someone is very surprised by something that they hear |
| 某人简直不敢相信自己的耳朵（表示十分吃惊） |
| |
| I couldn’ t believe my ears when he told me we had to leave. 当他告诉我我们必须离开时，我简直不敢相信自己的耳朵。 |
| |
| - | sb’ s ears are burning
|
| used for saying that people are talking about someone |
| 某人耳朵在发烧（用于表示别人在背后议论他） |
| |
| |
| - | sth goes in one ear and out the other informal
|
| used for saying that someone does not remember what you say or pay attention to it |
| 左耳进，右耳出 |
| |
| |
| See also | | - sympathetic | | - up 1 | | - wall 1 | |
|