She plays the piano entirely by ear.
他演奏钢琴完全凭听觉记忆,不用乐谱。
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。
He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
他用力拧了一下那男孩的耳朵。
The dog's ear pricked up at the sound.
狗听到声音后竖起了耳朵。
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。
They bent an ear to our request for aid.
他们仔细倾听我们求援的请求。
Some people like eating the ear of wheat.
有些人喜欢吃麦穗。
The corn will soon ear.
玉米不久就要结穗了。
Soon the seedings shot up and began to ear.
秧苗很快长起来,并开始抽穗。
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。
'u2018I bumped into your ex-wife last night. 'u2019 'u2018I thought I could feel my ears burning! 'u2019
“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
'u2018Do you know what he said? 'u2019 'u2018Go on'u2500I'm all ears. 'u2019
“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?' 'u2014 '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。
I could play by ear.
我能够凭听觉而不是识谱来演奏音乐。
No one could play by ear.
没有人能够凭听觉而不是识谱来演奏乐器。
play sth by earI can play the piano by ear, but I regret now that I never learned to read music properly.
我能不看乐谱弹奏钢琴,不过现在我后悔没有真正学会识乐谱。
The mere mention of the subject set the whole company by the ears.
一提起这个题目,就引起众人的争吵。
Trying to agree where to go on holiday set the family by the ears.
试图商定去哪里度假,结果造成了家庭不和。
The drunk was making a nuisance of himself and so the manager threw him out on his ear.
那醉汉自己招人讨厌,因此经理不客气地把他打发走了。
Rumours have come to my ears.
出自：H. C. JacksonThe summons in our ears was shrill.
出自：W. N. HodgsonHe listened to their difficulties with an impatient ear.
出自：fig.The little corn that had been planted withered before it came to an ear.
出自：R. GravesThe Sea..which they ear and wound With keels.
出自：Anthony Cleopatra,Shakespeare