ear
noun
ɪə
noun
1
PART OF YOUR BODY
身体部位
one
of
the
organs
on
either
side
of
your
head
that
you
hear
with
耳，耳朵
C
She
tucked
her
hair
behind
her
ears.
她把头发拢到耳朵背后。
She’s
had
her
ears
pierced
(=small
holes
made
in
her
ears
in
order
to
wear
earrings)
.
她扎了耳朵眼。
whisper/say
(sth)
in
sb’s
ear
Lou
whispered
something
in
his
ear.
卢对他耳语了几句。
long-eared/short-eared
etc
a
long-eared
rabbit
长耳兔
inner/middle
ear
2
HEARING
听觉
used
to
talk
about
hearing
听到，听见
C
to
sb’s
ears
It
sounds
odd
to
the
ears
of
an
ordinary
English
speaker.
这在普通说英语的人听来怪怪的。
I
just
wondered
if
the
rumour
had
reached
your
ears
(=if
you
had
heard
it)
.
我只是在想你是否已经听到了传闻。
3
GRAIN
谷物
the
top
part
of
a
plant
such
as
wheat
that
produces
grain
穗
C
[+
of
]
an
ear
of
corn
玉米穗
4
smile/grin etc from ear to ear
to
show
that
you
are
very
happy
or
pleased
by
smiling
a
lot
咧着嘴笑，眉开眼笑
She
came
out
of
his
office,
beaming
from
ear
to
ear.
她走出他的办公室，笑得合不拢嘴。
5
the
ability
to
learn
music,
copy
sounds
etc
〔学习音乐、模仿声音等的〕能力
singular 单数
[+
for
]
She
has
no
ear
for
languages
at
all.
她对学习语言一点也不在行。
a
good
ear
for
dialogue
善于听别人交谈
6
a sympathetic ear
used
to
say
that
someone
listens
sympathetically
to
what
someone
is
saying
同情地倾听
He’s
always
prepared
to
lend
a
sympathetic
ear
.
他总是愿意倾听别人的心声。
7
close/shut your ears to sth
to
refuse
to
listen
to
bad
or
unpleasant
news
拒听坏消息 （令人讨厌的消息 ）
You
can’t
just
close
your
ears
to
their
warnings.
你可不能对他们的警告置之不理。
8
be all ears
to
be
very
keen
to
hear
what
someone
is
going
to
tell
you
[非正式] 全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听
informal
As
soon
as
I
mentioned
money,
Karen
was
all
ears.
我一提到钱，卡伦马上就竖起了耳朵。
9
be out on your ear
to
be
forced
to
leave
a
job,
organization
etc,
especially
because
you
have
done
something
wrong
[非正式] 〔尤指因犯错〕被迫离职 （退出某组织 ）
informal
You’d
better
start
working
harder,
or
you’ll
be
out
on
your
ear.
你最好开始加把劲，否则将被开除。
10
be up to your ears in work/debt/problems etc
10.
to
have
a
lot
of
work
etc
工作/债务/问题等很多
11
have sth coming out (of) your ears
11.
to
have
too
much
of
something
[非正式] 某物太多了
informal
We’ve
got
pumpkins
coming
out
our
ears
this
time
of
year.
今年这段时间我们南瓜吃得太多了。
12
keep your/an ear to the ground
12.
to
make
sure
that
you
always
know
what
is
happening
in
a
situation
保持关注〔以确保知晓某事态的发展动向〕
13
keep your ears open
13.
to
always
be
listening
in
order
to
find
out
what
is
happening
or
to
hear
some
useful
information
〔对于在发生的事或有用的信息〕时刻注意
I
hope
you’ll
all
keep
your
eyes
and
ears
open
for
anything
unusual.
希望你们大家都能密切注意任何不寻常的事情。
14
go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other
14.
if
information
goes
in
one
ear
and
out
the
other,
you
forget
it
as
soon
as
you
have
heard
it
[非正式] 左耳进，右耳出
informal
I
don’t
know
why
I
tell
her
anything.
It
just
goes
in
one
ear
and
out
the
other.
我不知道我为什么告诉她，我的话她只是当作耳边风。
15
give sb a thick ear
15.
to
hit
someone
on
the
ear
[英，非正式] 打某人
BrE informal
Behave
yourself
or
I’ll
give
you
a
thick
ear!
规矩点，要不我揍你了！
16
have sb’s ear
16.
to
be
trusted
by
someone
so
that
they
will
listen
to
your
advice,
opinions
etc
获得某人信任，忠告 （意见等 ）被某人接纳
He
claimed
to
have
the
ear
of
several
top
ministers.
他声称能让几位高级部长听取他的意见。
17
play sth by ear
17.
to
play
music
that
you
have
heard
without
having
to
read
written
music
不看乐谱演奏〔乐曲〕
18
sb’s ears are burning
18.
used
to
say
that
someone
thinks
that
people
are
talking
about
them
某人耳朵在发烫〔认为背后有人在议论时说〕
19
sb’s ears are flapping
19.
used
to
say
that
someone
is
trying
to
listen
to
your
private
conversation
[英，口] 某人在设法偷听;
BrE spoken