释义 |
earshot|ˈɪəʃɒt| [f. ear n.1 + shot; after bowshot, etc.] The distance at which the voice may be heard; hearing.
1607Beaum. & Fl. Wom. Hater i. iii, Hark you Sir, there may perhaps be some within ear-shots. 1713Guardian No. 71 (1756) I. 315 Within ear-shot of one of those little ambitious men. 1844Disraeli Coningsby ii. vi. 75 Tadpole and Taper..withdrew to a distant sofa, out of earshot, and indulged in confidential talk. 1856Mrs. Browning Aur. Leigh iii. 1001 She was..not in earshot of the things Outspoken o'er the heads of common men. |