ear

[iə]

n.听觉, 耳朵, 倾听
n.麦穗
vi.抽穗

n.

1. 耳[C]

The sound of music is pleasant to the ear.

音乐声很动听。

Don't shout into my ear, please.

请别对着我的耳朵大声嚷嚷。

She leaned over and whispered something in Peter's ear.

她俯身对彼得讲了几句悄悄话。

2. 听觉; 听力

You don't have to shout; we have good ears.

你不必大叫大嚷; 我们听力很好。

3. 音感; 辨音力[S][(+for)]

She has a good ear for music.

她对音乐很有鉴赏力。

I have no ear for music.

我没有音乐欣赏能力。

4. 倾听, 注意[the S]

Mike has lost the ear of his boss.

麦克说的话他的老板已不再要听。

5. 耳状物; (器物两旁的)耳子, 捏把[C]

词形变化

形容词: earless | 动词过去式: eared | 动词过去分词: eared | 动词现在分词: earing | 动词第三人称单数: ears |

词义辨析

同义:

n.耳朵

hearing organ  internal ear  middle ear  external ear

n.听觉

hearing  sense of hearing  audition

n.注意

attention  heed  notice  note  heedfulness  attentiveness  

英英释义

名词 ear:

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

good hearing

the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

同义词：auricle, pinna

attention to what is said

fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

同义词：spike, capitulum

短语词组

be all ears

1. 全神贯注地听

He was all ears at the meetings.

他在会上全神贯注地听。

believe one's ears

1. 相信听到的话

She could hardly believe her ears.

她简直不能相信自己的耳朵。

fall on dead ears

1. 未被理睬; 未受到重视

It seems that the suggestion has fallen on dead ears.

看来这建议并未受到重视。

give ear to

1. 听; 倾听

I beg you to give ear to my word.

我请求你听一听我的话。

have an ear for

1. 对……听觉灵敏; 对……有鉴赏力

She has a very good ear for music.

她很有乐感。

go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other

1. 一耳进一耳出

Anything we told him went in at one ear and out at the other.

不管我们对他说什么, 他总是当耳边风。

laugh/grin from ear to ear

1. 咧着嘴笑

When he was told that he had won the first prize, he grinned from ear to ear.

当他被告知自己得了一等奖时, 他咧开嘴笑了。

turn a deaf ear to

1. 不愿听

How could you turn a deaf ear to her requests for help?

你怎么能对她的求助置之不理呢?

up to the/one's ears

1. 热衷于……; 埋头于……

I cannot go out tonight because I'm up to my ears in work.

今晚我不能出去, 因为我工作忙得不可开交。

补充

earear英:[iə] 美:[ɪr]n.1.耳, 耳朵His right ear was taken off.他的右耳被割除了。The blind touched the elephant's ear and said that it was just like a huge fan.这位盲人触摸到大象的一只耳朵, 然后说这头大象像一把大扇子。2.听力It trained their ear.这训练了他们的听力。3.穗She has some ears of rice in her hand.她手里拿着几穗稻子。

例句

1. He whispered something in her ear.他在她耳边低语了几句。 2. She had an ear for music, and could play 5 instruments.她非常有乐感, 能够演奏5种乐器。 3. Martha, unfortunately, has no ear for foreign languages.不幸的是, 玛莎没有听辨外语的能力。 4. They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.他们对什么事都视而不见、充耳不闻。 5. It came to his ear that several employees were unhappy with his management style.他听说有几个雇员不满意他的管理方式。 6. The King gave ear to the complaints of his people.国王倾听民怨。 7. 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？ 8. He's a bright lad, all ears.他是个很聪明的小伙子, 总是在全神贯注地听。 9. All right, fire away, I'm all ears.好了, 开始说吧, 我洗耳恭听。 10. 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。 11. 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、另谋出路了。 12. If he had said that to me, I 'd have boxed his ears.假如他当时那么对我说, 我会抽他一耳光。 13. The Colonel chewed Captain Pritchard's ear about slackness in his company.上校因为普里查德上尉手下的懈怠而严厉批评了他。 14. Dave had his ear chewed by the coach for missing a couple of easy goals.因为丢了几个很容易进的球, 戴夫受到了教练的严厉斥责。 15. My ears were burning, but I'm glad to say most of what I heard was reasonably complimentary.我耳朵在发烫, 但我很高兴我听到的大多是比较公道的赞扬。 16. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears.我希望我们的呼吁不会无人理睬。 17. He thought he was being helpful but got a flea in his ear for his pains.他认为自己是在帮忙, 但是却吃力不讨好地受到严厉的指责。 18. Phil went to her expecting sympathy, but she sent him away with a flea in his ear, apparently.菲尔期待能得到她的同情, 但显然她把他骂走了。 19. He has the ear of the president.总统能听进他的话。 20. Everything his teacher tells him goes in one ear and out the other.不管老师对他说什么, 他总是当耳边风。 21. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I'll keep my ear to the ground for you.制造业的就业机会相对很稀少, 但是我会帮你留意的。 22. 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。 23. Certainly Anna lent a sympathetic ear to Willie's complaints.安娜当然表示理解地倾听了威利的抱怨。 24. The conversation had nothing to do with me, but I was still listening with half an ear.这个谈话与我毫无关系, 但是我还是心不在焉地听着。 25. I probably failed because I made a complete pig's ear of my three-point turn.我或许没法通过了, 因为我在考三点掉头时彻底考砸了。 26. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practising.尼尔凭着记忆弹奏他曾听姐姐练习时弹的曲子。 27. I hadn't made a plan of action. I was intending to play it by ear once I found out how exactly she felt towards me.我没有制订行动计划。我打算一旦明确她对我的感觉就见机行事。 28. Of course, as soon as I heard the name Herb Kanzell, I pricked up my ears.当然, 我一听到赫布•坎策尓这个名字就马上竖起了耳朵。 29. I didn't hear anything, but the dog pricked up its ears and growled softly.我什么也没听到, 但是狗却竖起了耳朵轻吼了起来。 30. An article was leaked to the press that set the parliamentary subcommittee by the ears.一项条款被泄露给了媒体, 使得议会小组委员会炸开了锅。 31. If I have any more cheek from you, my lad, you'll get a thick ear!你小子要再这么不要脸, 小心我抽你耳光！ 32. Though the Governor of Virginia lobbied on the planters' behalf, the Crown turned a deaf ear.虽然弗吉尼亚殖民地总督为种植园主进行游说, 但国王对此充耳不闻。 33. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.他对美方的行动要求丝毫不予理会。 34. 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。 35. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.他负债累累, 走投无路。 36. They've started giving really responsible positions to people who are actually still wet behind the ears.他们已经开始把责任重大的岗位给一些还乳臭未干的人了。 37. The corn should be earing up.玉米该抽穗了。 38. an ear for rhythm and melody.对节奏和旋律的欣赏能力。 39. she offers a sympathetic ear to worried pet owners.她同情地倾听那些忧心忡忡的宠物主人的倾诉。 40. she brought her world crashing about her ears.她彻底毁了自己的生活。 41. that man's got money coming out of his ears.那人非常有钱。 42. he claimed to have the prime minister's ear.他声称总理也听取他的意见。 43. whatever he tells me seems to go in one ear and out the other.无论他给我讲什么，我都是左耳进右耳出。 44. I'm up to my ears in work here.我工作忙极了。 45. [in combination]long-eared.长耳朵的。 46. Yuka has a good ear for languages.尤卡在语言方面的听力很强。 47. an ear of corn玉米穗 48. She can read music, but she can also play by ear.她会看乐谱，但也可以凭记忆演奏。 49. Everything I tell him seems to go in one ear and out the other.无论我对他说什么，他好像总是当作耳边风。 50. We don't know what Alan's reaction will be, so we'll just have to play it by ear.我们不知道艾伦会有什么反应，所以我们只好见机行事。 51. He was whispering something in her ear.他在她耳边窃窃私语。 52. a dog with floppy ears 耷拉着耳朵的狗 53. pierced ears [=ears with earlobes that have been pierced for wearing earrings]扎了耳洞的耳朵 54. He has a good ear for music/languages.他对音乐/语言很敏感。 55. It sounds a little old-fashioned to my ear. [=it sounds old-fashioned to me]这在我听来有点过时。 56. Thanks for your ear. [=thanks for listening]谢谢你的倾听。 57. "When I told my story, my brother listened with only half an ear. [=did not listen closely]"我讲述我的故事时，我哥哥心不在焉地听着。 58. She's always willing to lend a sympathetic ear.她总是很愿意心怀同情地听别人倾诉。 59. "“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.”Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (1599)莎士比亚，《尤利乌斯·凯撒》(1599) "“朋友们，罗马人，同胞们，请听我说。” 60. "As I told the story, my daughter was all ears."我讲故事时，女儿全神贯注地听着。 61. (humorous) “We were talking about you last night.” “That explains why I felt my ears burning.”“我们昨晚说起你来着。”“怪不得那会儿我觉得耳朵发热。” 62. Her pleas for mercy fell on deaf ears.她乞求宽恕，但未被理睬。 63. He was grinning from ear to ear.他正咧着嘴笑呢。 64. an adviser who has the President's ear深得总统信赖的顾问 65. Everything you say to him goes in one ear and out the other. [=he doesn't listen to or remember what you say]不管你对他说什么，他都当成耳边风。 66. "If you're late to work again, you'll be out on your ear! [=you'll be fired]"如果你上班再迟到，你就会被解雇！ 67. He could play any tune by ear after hearing it only once.任何曲子他只要听一遍就能演奏出来。 68. "I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to play it by ear [=improvise, (informal) wing it] and hope for the best."我不知道他们对我们的建议会做出怎样的反应，所以只好走一步看一步，尽量往好处想。 69. She set the racing world on its ear [=she surprised and shocked the racing world] by winning several major races.她在几场重大的赛马会上获胜，轰动了赛马界。 70. His early recordings set the jazz world on its ear. [=his recordings caused a sensation in the jazz world]他的早期唱片轰动了爵士乐界。 71. The company president turned a deaf ear to my proposals.公司总裁对我的建议充耳不闻。 72. They are up to their ears in debt. [=they are deeply in debt]他们债台高筑。 73. We're up to our ears in work. [=we are very busy]我们忙得不可开交。 74. a long-eared dog长耳狗 75. an ear of corn玉米穗