earBrE /ɪə(r)/ NAmE /ɪr/► SEE ALLbe out on your earbeam/grin/smile from ear to eargo in one ear and out the otherhave sb’s earhave the ear of sbhave an ear for sthkeep/have an/your ear (close) to the groundplay (sth) by earbend sb’s ear (about sth)cock an ear/eye at sb/sthturn a deaf ear (to sth)with a flea in your earlend an ear (to sb/sth)listen with half an earmake a pig’s ear (out) of sthmake a silk purse out of a sow’s eartalk sb’s ear offgive sb/get a thick earhave a tin ear (for sth)have a word in sb’s ear ●be out on your ˈear (informal) be forced to leave a job, home, etc. suddenly突然被解雇（或赶出家门等）◆You’ll be out on your ear unless your work gets a lot better, my lad. 小伙子，要是你的工作再没有大的起色，你就走人吧。●beam/grin/smile from ear to ˈearbe smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth笑得合不拢嘴；眉开眼笑◆I like your graduation photo, with you grinning from ear to ear and your parents looking so proud. 我喜欢你的毕业照，你咧着嘴笑得那么开心，你爸妈看上去又那么骄傲。●go in ˈone ear and out the ˈother (informal) (of information, advice, an order, etc.消息、建议、命令等) be immediately forgotten or ignored左耳进右耳出；当耳边风◆He never remembers anything I tell him. It just goes in one ear and out the other. 我说什么他从来都记不住，总是左耳进右耳出。OPPstick in your mind●have sb’s ˈear●have the ear of sb (formal) gain the attention of sb important in order to influence them or get their help引起某个大人物的注意；在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去（从而得到帮助）◆We’ll have to gain the ear of the Senator to win support for our cause. 我们得争取该参议员的注意，为我们的事业赢得支持。●have an ˈear for sthbe able to recognize and copy sounds well乐感好；擅长分辨及模仿声音◆The child certainly has an ear for music. 这个孩子乐感很强。●keep/have an/your ear (close) to the ˈground(try to) be well-informed about what is or will be happening消息灵通；注意动向；留心收集情报◆Jane keeps her ear pretty close to the ground and can usually tell you what the mood of the staff is. 简一向很留心周围的情况，她总能告诉你员工们的情绪怎么样。●play (sth) by ˈear1.play (music) which you have heard or remembered but which you have not seen written down不看乐谱弹奏（乐曲）；根据所听过的（或凭记忆）演奏◆She can’t read music very well, so she plays all the tunes by ear. 她不怎么识乐谱，她所有的曲子都是自己听过后凭乐感演奏的。2. ( play it by ˈear) (informal) decide how to act in a situation as it happens or develops, rather than by planning in advance随机应变；见机行事◆You can’t really prepare for the questions the interviewer will ask — you’ll just have to play it by ear, I’m afraid. 你没法准备面试官要问的问题，恐怕只能随机应变了。●bend sb’s ˈear (about sth) (informal) talk to sb a lot about sth, especially about a problem that you have对某人唠叨诉说（尤指自己的难处）◆Max has been bending my ear all night about his job.马克斯一晚上都在对我大谈特谈他的工作。●cock an ˈear/ˈeye at sb/sthlisten to or look at sb/sth carefully and with a lot of attention侧耳倾听；凝神细看●turn a deaf ˈear (to sth)refuse to listen (to sth); ignore sth（对…）听而不闻，不予理会◆She turned a deaf ear to her husband’s advice and took the job anyway.她不听丈夫的劝告，还是接受了这份工作。●with a ˈflea in your earif sb sends a person away with a flea in their ear, they tell them angrily to go away（愤怒地）解雇某人，让其走人◆When he came to ask for his job back, we sent him away with a flea in his ear.他来要求复职，结果被我们一顿臭骂轰走了。●lend an ˈear (to sb/sth)listen to what sb is telling you聆听；倾听◆He’s a good friend. He’s always ready to lend a sympathetic ear.他是个很好的朋友，总是愿意带着同情心去倾听。●listen with half an ˈearnot listen with your full attention用半只耳朵听；漫不经心地听◆I was watching television and listening with half an ear to what he was telling me.我一边看电视，一边有一搭没一搭地听他说话。OPPbe all ears●make a pig’s ˈear (out) of sth (BrE, informal) do sth very badly把…办砸；把…弄糟◆He made a real pig’s ear of his geography exam.他地理考砸了。●make a silk ˌpurse out of a sow’s ˈearsucceed in making sth good out of material that does not seem very good at all用劣材制精品；化腐朽为神奇◆If you’re serious about taking up painting, invest in good quality brushes and canvas. After all, it’s no good trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.如果你真想搞绘画，就花钱买质量好点的画笔和画布。毕竟劣材难成器。●talk sb’s ˈear off (especially NAmE, informal, especiallydisapproving) if sb talks your ear off they talk to you a lot对某人唠叨不休◆That guy on the plane talked my ear off — I couldn’t wait to land!飞机上的那个家伙对我唠叨个没完，我巴不得飞机马上着陆！●give sb/get a thick ˈear (BrE, informal) hit sb/be hit on the side of the head, as a punishment打耳光；挨耳光◆If you don’t behave yourself you’ll get a thick ear.你不规矩点就会挨耳光。●have a tin ˈear (for sth) (informal) be unable to hear the difference between musical notes or to enjoy music不能辨别乐音；没有乐感◆Even those of us with a tin ear can recognize a waltz.我们这些没有乐感的人也能听得出华尔兹的节奏。●have a word in sb’s ˈear (BrE) speak to sb in private about sth与…私下谈谈◆Can I have a word in your ear, John?约翰，我能跟你单独谈谈吗？