ear

英 [ɪə] 美[ɪr]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

n. 耳朵；穗；听觉；倾听
vi. （美俚）听见；抽穗
n. (Ear)人名；(柬)伊

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中文词源

ear 耳朵

1.耳朵，来自PIE*ous, 耳朵，进一步来自PIE*au，感知，词源同auricle, audit, aesthete.

2.麦穗，来自词根ac, 尖，刺，词源同acid, acumen.

词态变化

复数: ears;

助记提示

可谐音记忆：“一耳”。

英文词源

ear: ear: Ear for hearing and ear of corn seem in some way to belong together, but in fact they are two quite distinct words etymologically. Ear for hearing [OE] is an ancient term that goes right back to the Indo-European roots of the language. Its ancestor is the base *aus-, whose underlying signification was perhaps ‘perception’ (a variant, *au-, produced Greek aisthánomai ‘perceive’).

This lies behind the term for ‘ear’ in the majority of European languages: French oreille, for example, Italian orecchio, Spanish oreja, Romanian ureche, Irish ó, Russian and Polish ucho, and modern Greek autí. Its Germanic descendant, *auzon, produced German ohr, Dutch oor, Gothic ausō, Swedish öra, and English ear.

The etymological sense of ear of corn [OE] is ‘spike’ of corn. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *akhuz, which goes back ultimately to the Indo-European base *ak- ‘be pointed or sharp’ (ultimate source of English acid, acne, acute, eager, edge, and oxygen).
=> acid, acne, acute, eager, edge, oxygen
ear (n.1): "organ of hearing," Old English eare "ear," from Proto-Germanic *auzon (cognates: Old Norse eyra, Danish øre, Old Frisian are, Old Saxon ore, Middle Dutch ore, Dutch oor, Old High German ora, German Ohr, Gothic auso), from PIE *ous- "ear" (cognates: Greek aus, Latin auris, Lithuanian ausis, Old Church Slavonic ucho, Old Irish au "ear," Avestan usi "the two ears").
þe harde harte of man, þat lat in godis word atte ton ere & vt atte toþir. [sermon, c. 1250]
In music, "capability to learn and reproduce by hearing," 1520s, hence play by ear (1670s). The belief that itching or burning ears means someone is talking about you is mentioned in Pliny's "Natural History" (77 C.E.). Until at least the 1880s, even some medical men still believed piercing the ear lobes improved one's eyesight. Meaning "handle of a pitcher" is mid-15c. (but compare Old English earde "having a handle"). To be wet behind the ears "naive" is from 1902, American English. Phrase walls have ears attested from 1610s. French orielle, Spanish oreja are from Latin auricula (Medieval Latin oricula), diminutive of auris.
ear (n.2): "grain part of corn," from Old English ear (West Saxon), æher (Northumbrian) "spike, ear of grain," from Proto-Germanic *akhuz (cognates: Dutch aar, Old High German ehir, German Ähre, Old Norse ax, Gothic ahs "ear of corn"), from PIE root *ak- "sharp, pointed" (source of Latin acus "chaff, husk of corn," Greek akoste "barley;" see acrid).

双语例句

1. Her ear, shoulder and hip are in a straight line.: 她的耳朵、肩膀和髋部呈一条直线。

2. Simon finished dialing and clamped the phone to his ear.: 西蒙拨完号，把听筒贴在耳边。

3. 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。

4. Build her up with kindness and a sympathetic ear.: 用友善和富有同情心的倾听来重拾她的信心。

5. Hearing can be affected by ear wax blocking the ear canal.: 耳垢堵塞耳道可能会影响听力。

英英释意

1. the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

2. good hearing;: "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"

3. the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear

4. attention to what is said;: "he tried to get her ear"

5. fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

考试真题

For comparison, let's say you wanted to jam a conversation between two people—all you'd need to do is yell in the listener's ear.

For comparison, let's say you wanted to "jam" a conversation between two people—all you'd need to do is yell in the listener's ear.

Across the developed world, ear use is in decline as more people move to city centers, while young people especially are opting for other means of travel.

In exchange, he guarantees an above-market price for each animal and a calf-to-customer electronic ear tag ID system like that used in the European Union.

As a retired ear doctor, I heartily recommend TV ears to people with normal hearing as well as those with hearing loss.

He might not have done this particularly well, because the teacher told gabriel that he had a good ear and suggested that gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there appealed to him.

It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out.

It has a new noise reduction ear tip.

Leroy Chiao describes what happens even before you float out of your seat, your inner ear thinks you're falling.

Sometimes I act as a listening ear for fellow students to talk over what is bothering them.

Studies have shown that the right and left ear process sound differently.

That's why TV ears has earned the trust and confidence of audiologists听觉学家 nationwide as well as world-famous doctors.

TV Ears has helped thousands of people with various degrees of hearing loss hear the television clearly without turning up the volume.

TV Ears helps you listen to TV without disturbing others.

TV Ears is so comfortable that Jack forgets he has them on ! he can once again hear and understand the dialogue.

TV Ears patented technology includes a revolutionary noise reduction ear tip, not used in any other commercially available headset.

实用场景例句

We're up to our ears in work.: 我们工作忙得不可开交。

News of his affair eventually reached her ears.: 他的绯闻终于传到她耳朵里。

‘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！”

ears of corn: 玉米穗

‘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。”

an ear infection: 耳朵感染

the inner/outer ear: 内 / 外耳

She whispered something in his ear.: 她对他耳语了几句。

He put his hands over his ears.: 他用双手捂住耳朵。

She's had her ears pierced.: 她扎了耳朵眼儿。

The elephant flapped its ears.: 大象拍打着双耳。

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。

a long-eared owl: 长耳猫头鹰

You need a good ear to master the piano.: 弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。

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。

That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.: 那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。

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。

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。

'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。”

He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.: 他负债累累，走投无路。

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。

He whispered something in her ear...: 他在她耳边低声说了些什么。

I'm having my ears pierced.: 我打算穿耳洞。

Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune...: 莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。

An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.: 能够听懂外语是种优势。

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？

They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.: 他们对一切都视而不见，充耳不闻。

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。

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。

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。

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