ear/ɪəʳ/

n

1. C 耳朵

• The little girl covered her ears with her hands. 小女孩用双手捂住耳朵。

2. 用作单 听觉；听力

• Dogs have keen ears. 狗的耳朵很灵。

3. C (谷物的)穗

• an ear of corn 玉米穗

4. C 耳状物

词组all ears 全神贯注地倾听着

• When I mentioned the pay, Dolly was all ears. 我提到工资问题时，多莉很仔细地听着。

bend sb.'s ear 俚 缠着某人絮叨

• Keep away from her because she'll bend your ear for hours if given the chance. 离她远一点，因为她一有机会就会缠着你絮叨上几个小时。

go in (at) one ear and out (at)the other 左耳进右耳出

• The teacher's directions to the boy went in one ear and out the other. 这孩子对老师的教导是左耳朵进右耳朵出。

grin from ear to ear 咧着嘴乐 have sb.'s ear 得到…倾听

• I don't think you can have his ear. 我认为他不会听你的。

out on one's ear 非正式 不光彩地被解雇，打发走

• If you ever were that dilly-dally you went out on your ear. 你再吊儿朗当就得走人了。

pin sb.'s ears back 口 收拾某人，痛打(或痛斥)某人 play it by ear 口 随机应变，见机行事

• All we could do was play it by ear. 我们只能走一步看一步。

prick up one's ears 竖起耳朵，开始注意听

• The rabbit pricked up its long ears when it saw me. 兔子一见到我就竖起它的长耳朵。

sb.'s ears are burning (因被人议论而)耳根发热；发窘

• My ears are burning.Somebody must be talking about me. 我的耳根发热，准是有人在议论我。

shut one's ears to 充耳不闻

• He shuts his ears to our sincere advice. 他对我们的忠告充耳不闻。

turn a deaf ear to 对…根本不听,对…置若罔闻

• He just turned a deaf ear to others' suggestions. 他对别人的意见置若罔闻。

wet behind the ears 没有经验的