ear

复数：ears

1. [C]耳,耳朵 either of the two organs by which people or animals hear, each side of the head
2. [S]听力 keen recognition of sounds, especially in music or languages
3. [S]倾听; 注意 sympathetic attention
4. [C]穗 the head of a grain-producing plant, used for food

• believe one's ears相信所听到的话
• bend an ear留心听
• box one's ear打某人的耳光
• close one's ears充耳不闻
• cover one's ears捂住耳朵
• gain ear引起注意
• give a ear to听取…
• give one's ears不惜任何代价
• have ear for music喜欢音乐
• have sb's ear引起注意
• lend an ear to注意听…
• meet the ear被听到
• stop one's ears充耳不闻
• talk sb's ear对某人唠叨不休
• win a ear引起注意

• dull ear听觉迟钝
• ill-developed ear发育不全的耳朵
• inner ear内耳
• middle ear中耳
• musical ear音乐欣赏力
• practiced ear经过训练的耳朵
• quick ear灵敏的听觉
• sharp ear灵敏的听觉

• about one's ears在近旁,引起麻烦
• by ear凭听觉
• play it by ear临机应变
• play music by ear不看乐谱弹奏乐曲
• have a word in sb's ear同某人私下谈话
• give sb a box on the ear打某人一记耳光
• familiar to the ear耳熟
• sweet to the ear悦耳
• up to the ears in深陷于…之中
• with all one's ears全神贯注地(听)

• an ear of corn玉米穗
• an ear of wheat麦穗
• all ears to〔at〕全神贯注地听…

in the ear正在结穗

by ear不看乐谱；凭听觉

on one's ear ◎震惊，(使)惊讶，激动；(引起)动乱 , ◎颠倒，头朝下地 , ◎醉 , ◎恼怒,(使)发怒,恼火[参见be on one's ear, get someone up on his ears, get up (或go off) on one's ear]

long ears尖耳朵；好奇心

inner ear内耳

middle ear中耳，鼓室

play it by ear随机行事；无计划地进行

give ear to倾听；注意

an ear for对…的欣赏力

to the ears极度，极其

wet behind the ears乳臭未干的；少不更事的；初出茅庐的

have an ear for对...听觉灵敏；对...有鉴赏力

ear canal耳道，耳孔

external ear外耳

a thick ear[口语]耳朵被打肿，(被打得)青肿的耳朵

by the ears ◎(动物)相斗，相咬 , ◎不和；在争吵(或争斗，打架，扭斗)中

lend an ear倾听

fall on deaf ears没有被听取；未被理睬

outer ear外耳

ears burning 耳朵发烧(意指有人背后议论) [戏谑语]

1. She plays the piano entirely by ear.
   他演奏钢琴完全凭听觉记忆,不用乐谱。
2. If this news ever reaches her ears, she'll be furious.
   这个消息万一传到她的耳朵里，她一定得大发雷霆。
3. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
   他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵。
4. The dog's ear pricked up at the sound.
   狗听到声音后竖起了耳朵。
5. He tried to give a sympathetic ear to the patient.
   他极力怀着同情心倾听患者的叙述。
6. They bent an ear to our request for aid.
   他们仔细倾听我们求援的请求。

1. Some people like eating the ear of wheat.
   有些人喜欢吃麦穗。

1. The corn will soon ear.
   玉米不久就要结穗了。
2. Soon the seedings shot up and began to ear.
   秧苗很快长起来,并开始抽穗。