词组 | hearing |
释义 | hearing /ˈhɪərɪŋ $ ˈhɪr-/ noun 1. a meeting of a court or special committee to find out informationadjectives/nouns + hearinga court hearing At a court hearing last week, he was accused of hiding evidence.a public hearing A public hearing on the proposal will be held next week.a congressional hearing At a congressional hearing, the Secretary of State admitted that the case had been wrongly handled.a disciplinary hearing (=one to decide if someone should be punished) A disciplinary hearing ruled that Mr Reid should be dismissed from his job.a preliminary hearing (=one happening before the main hearing) He appeared in court for a preliminary hearing.an appeal hearing (=one to try to change an earlier decision) At the appeal hearing, his lawyer argued that the conviction was unlawful.verbshold/conduct a hearing The committee promised to hold hearings on discrimination in the armed forces.attend a hearing He was arrested after failing to attend a court hearing.tell a hearing sth A doctor told the hearing that she could not say for certain when Ms Williams had died.open/close a hearing The committee opened a hearing into the scandal yesterday.adjourn a hearing (=stop it until a later time) The hearing was adjourned until January 23rd.face a hearing She is facing a disciplinary hearing over allegations of professional misconduct.a hearing takes place The next hearing will take place on April 2nd.prepositionsat a hearing At the hearing, he denied lying about the money.2. the sense which you use to hear soundsadjectivesgood/sharp/acute hearing My hearing isn’t as good as it used to be. | Owls and other predatory birds have very acute hearing.bad/poor hearing You’ll have to speak clearly – she has very bad hearing.normal hearing He was born with normal hearing but became deaf at the age of 11.impaired hearing (=not good or not perfect) Her hearing has been impaired since birth.Hearing-impaired can be used as a more polite way of saying ‘deaf’: The hotel has installed fire alarms with flashing lights for hearing-impaired guests.verbshave good/bad etc hearing Dogs have excellent hearing.lose your hearing (=become unable to hear) He lost his hearing as a child after suffering scarlet fever.sb’s hearing deteriorates/gets worse Your hearing deteriorates as you get older.sb’s hearing goes (=they become unable to hear) His hearing has gone in one ear.affect/impair your hearing (=make your hearing worse) Listening to loud music will eventually impair your hearing.hearing + nounshearing loss Many older people suffer from some degree of hearing loss.a hearing problem/difficulty/impairment The phone is suitable for people with hearing difficulties.a hearing aid (=a piece of equipment worn in or around someone’s ear to help them hear) My grandfather wears a hearing aid.phrasesbe hard of hearing (=not be able to hear well) There is a subtitling service for people who are hard of hearing. |
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