ear

noun

1. 耳；耳朵
   either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with
   1. an ear infection
      耳朵感染
   2. the inner/outer ear
      内 / 外耳
   3. She whispered something in his ear.
      她对他耳语了几句。
   4. He put his hands over his ears.
      他用双手捂住耳朵。
   5. She's had her ears pierced.
      她扎了耳朵眼儿。
   6. The elephant flapped its ears.
      大象拍打着双耳。
   7. He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people) .
      他总是愿意倾听别人的心声。
2. 有…耳朵的；耳朵…的
   having the type of ears mentioned
   1. a long-eared owl
      长耳猫头鹰
3. 灵敏的听力；辨音力
   an ability to recognize and copy sounds well
   1. You need a good ear to master the piano.
      弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。
4. （谷类植物的）穗
   the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat , that contains the seeds
   1. ears of corn
      玉米穗

1. N-COUNT 耳；耳朵
   Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds.
   1. He whispered something in her ear...
      他在她耳边低声说了些什么。
   2. I'm having my ears pierced.
      我打算穿耳洞。
2. N-SING 辨音力;灵敏的听力
   If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.
   1. Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune...
      莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。
   2. An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.
      能够听懂外语是种优势。
3. N-COUNT 倾听
   Ear is often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying.
   1. 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？
   2. They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.
      他们对一切都视而不见，充耳不闻。
4. （谷类作物的）穗
   The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains.
5. . 洗耳恭听;全神贯注地听
   If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen
6. PHRASE （尤指让人恼火地）缠住…喋喋不休
   If you say that someone is bending your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important; used especially when you are irritated by this.
   1. 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。
7. （作为惩戒）打（孩子）的一侧头
   If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment.
8. PHRASE (要求)未被理睬，不被听取/(某人对要求)不予理睬，充耳不闻
   If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.
   1. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears...
      我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。
   2. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
      他对美国提出的行动要求完全不理不睬。
9. PHRASE 关注事态；注意动向
   If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.
   1. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
      制造业的就业机会相对很少，但是我时刻留意着信息。
10. 心不在焉;似听非听
    If you listen to something or someone with only half an ear, you do not give your full attention to what is being said.
11. PHRASE (认真而同情地)倾听
    If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically.
    1. 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。
12. PHRASE 左耳进，右耳出;听过即忘
    If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.
    1. That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
       那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。
13. PHRASE 突然被解雇;突然被赶走
    If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly.
    1. 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，另谋高就了。
14. PHRASE （不看乐谱而）凭记忆演奏(乐曲)
    If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music.
    1. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing.
       尼尔凭着记忆弹奏他曾听到姐姐练习时弹的曲子。
15. 见机行事;随机应变
    If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
16. PHRASE 深陷于;深深卷入；埋头于
    If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.
    1. '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。”
    2. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
       他负债累累，走投无路。
17. to make a pig's ear of → see: pig

1. Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear
   她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
2. Many other countries have turned a deaf ear to their cries for help.
   很多其他国家对他们的求助置若罔闻。
3. He whispered something in her ear
   他在她耳边低声说了些什么。
4. I'm having my ears pierced.
   我打算穿耳洞。
5. Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune
   莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。
6. An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.
   能够听懂外语是种优势。
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. They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.
   他们对一切都视而不见，充耳不闻。
9. 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。
10. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears
    我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。
11. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.
    他对美国提出的行动要求完全不理不睬。
12. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.
    制造业的就业机会相对很少，但是我时刻留意着信息。
13. 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。
14. That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.
    那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。
15. 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，另谋高就了。
16. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing.
    尼尔凭着记忆弹奏他曾听到姐姐练习时弹的曲子。
17. '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。”
18. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.
    他负债累累，走投无路。
19. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal.
    耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。
20. Her ear, shoulder and hip are in a straight line
    她的耳朵、肩膀和髋部呈一条直线。
21. In the first instance your child will be seen by an ear, nose and throat specialist
    你的孩子将首先由耳鼻喉专科医生来诊察。
22. She sat on Rossi's knee as he whispered in her ear
    她坐在罗西的膝盖上，听他低声耳语。
23. I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades 'criticism.
    我没料想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。
24. He always turns a deaf ear to other people's criticism.
    他对别人对他的批评总是听而不闻。
25. She whispered a few words in her mother's ear.
    她在妈妈耳边喳喳了两句。
26. She whispered sth. in his ear.
    她对他悄悄地说了些什么。
27. The sorghum is in the ear.
    高粱抽穗了。
28. I pull him by the ear.
    我揪他的耳朵。
29. He is deaf of [ in] one ear.
    他聋了一只耳朵。
30. I have no ear for music.
    我不懂音乐。

n.

be all ears

• 全神贯注地听；聚精会神地听
  to be waiting with interest to hear what sb has to say
  1. ‘Do you know what he said?’ ‘Go on─I'm all ears.’
     “你知道他说什么了吗？”“讲吧——我洗耳恭听。”

be out on your ear

• 被迫离开（工作岗位等）；被撵出去
  to be forced to leave (a job, etc.)

be up to your ears in sth

• 深陷于；埋头于；忙于
  to have a lot of sth to deal with
  1. We're up to our ears in work.
     我们工作忙得不可开交。

sth comes to/reaches sb's ears

• 传到…的耳朵里
  somebody hears about sth, especially when other people already know about it
  1. News of his affair eventually reached her ears.
     他的绯闻终于传到她耳朵里。

sb's ears are burning

• （感到有人议论，尤指说闲话而）耳朵发热
  a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way
  1. ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’
     “我昨天晚上偶然遇到你的前妻。”“怪不得我好像觉得耳朵发热呢！”

sb's ears are flapping

• 某人正竖着耳朵听
  a person is trying to listen to sb else's conversation

go in one ear and out the other

• 一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出；当作耳边风
  to be forgotten quickly
  1. Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other.
     我无论对他们说什么都只被当作耳边风。

have sth coming out of your ears

• 有的是某物（形容大量拥有，甚至超过所需）
  to have a lot of sth, especially more than you need

have sb's ear

have the ear of sb

• 在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去
  to be able to give sb advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you
  1. He had the ear of the monarch.
     他在君主那里说得上话。

keep/have your ear to the ground

• 注意看动向；掌握最新发展情况
  to make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation

play (sth) by ear

• 凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱弹奏
  to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it

play it by ear

• 见机行事；随机应变；根据情况需要行动
  to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow
  1. I don't know what they'll want when they arrive─we'll have to play it by ear.
     我不知道他们到达时需要什么——我们只有见机行事了。

shut/close your ears to sth

• （对…）充耳不闻，置之不理
  to refuse to listen to sth
  1. She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.
     她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不理。

smile/grin/beam from ear to ear

• 眉开眼笑；笑得合不拢嘴
  to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth

with half an ear

• 心不在焉地听
  without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc.

not believe your ears/eyes

• 不相信自己的耳朵（或眼睛）；对所闻（或所见）非常吃惊
  to be very surprised at sth you hear/see
  1. I couldn't believe my eyes when she walked in.
     她走进来时我简直不相信自己的眼睛。

bend sb's ear (about sth)

• 向某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处）
  to talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have

give sb a box on the ears

• 打某人耳光
  to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment

box sb's ears

• 打某人耳光
  to hit sb with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment

cock an ear/eye at sth/sb

• 侧耳倾听；凝神细看
  to look at or listen to sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention

fall on deaf ears

• 不被理睬；不被注意；被置若罔闻
  to be ignored or not noticed by other people
  1. Her advice fell on deaf ears.
     她的忠告没有受到重视。

easy on the ear/eye

• 好听 / 好看的；悦耳 / 悦目的
  pleasant to listen to or look at

feel your ears burning

• 觉得耳朵在发烧（认为或猜测别人在说自己）
  to think or imagine that other people are talking about you

with a flea in your ear

• 以气愤的言语，以责难（把人轰走）
  if sb sends a person away with a flea in their ear , they tell them angrily to go away

lend an ear (to sb/sth)

• 聆听；倾听
  to listen in a patient and sympathetic way to sb

music to your ears

• 好消息；令人满意的信息
  news or information that you are very pleased to hear

keep your ears/eyes open (for sth)

• （对…）保持警觉；注意；留心
  to be quick to notice or hear things

make a pig's ear (out) of sth

• 把事情办砸；弄得一团糟
  to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth

prick (up) your ears

prick (up) your ears

ring in your ears/head

• 在耳边回响
  to make you feel that you can still hear sth
  1. His warning was still ringing in my ears.
     他的警告依然在我耳边回响。

make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

• 用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇
  to succeed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all

give sb/get a thick ear

• 打耳光；挨耳光
  to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment

walls have ears

• 隔墙有耳
  used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening

(still) wet behind the ears

• 乳臭未干；少不更事；没见过世面
  young and without much experience

have a word in sb's ear

• 和…说私话；与…密谈
  to speak to sb privately about sth

noun

1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

2. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

   Synonym:    auriclepinna

3. good hearing
   1. he had a keen ear
   2. a good ear for pitch

4. attention to what is said
   1. he tried to get her ear

5. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

   Synonym:    spikecapitulum