英语词汇“ear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ear

(ɪəʳ )

Word forms: ears

1. countable noun A1

Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds.

He whispered something in her ear.

I'm having my ears pierced.

2. singular noun

If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.

Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune. [+ for]

An ear for foreign languages is advantageous. [+ for]

Synonyms: sensitivity, taste, discrimination, appreciation

3. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN]

Ear is often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying.

What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?

They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.

4. countable noun [usually plural]

The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains.

5. all ears phrase

If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen. [informal]

6. to bend someone's ear phrase [VERB inflects]

If you say that someone is bending your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important; used especially when you are irritated by this. [informal]

He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.

7. to box someone's ears phrase [VERB inflects]

If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment. [old-fashioned]

8. to fall on deaf ears phrase

If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.

I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears.

He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.

9. keep an ear to the ground phrase

If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.

Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.

10. half an ear phrase [PHRASE after verb]

If you listen to something or someone with only half an ear, you do not give your full attention to what is being said.

11. to lend an ear phrase

If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically.

They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.

Synonyms: listen, pay attention, heed, take notice

12. in one ear and out the other phrase

If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.

That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.

13. out on your ear phrase

If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly. [informal]

We never objected. We'd have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had.

14. play (a piece of music) by ear phrase

If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music.

Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practising.

15. to play it by ear phrase

If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.

Synonyms: improvise, wing it [informal], ad-lib, extemporize

16. up to your ears phrase

If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.

'Why don't you come with me?'—'I can't. I'm up to my ears in reports.'.

He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.

17. to make a pig's ear of phrase [VERB inflects]

If you make a pig's ear of something you are doing, you do it very badly. [British, informal]

He and Dermott Reeve almost made a complete pig's ear of the final push for victory.

18. music to your ears phrase

If something that you hear is music to your ears, it makes you feel very happy. [feelings]

Popular support–it's music to the ears of any politician. [+ of]

19. wet behind the ears phrase

If you say that someone is still wet behind the ears, you mean that they have only recently arrived in a new place or job, and are therefore still not experienced.

Vocabulary Builder

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Idioms:

send someone away with a flea in their ear [British]

to angrily reject someone's suggestions or attempts to do something

I was prepared to be met with hostility as another nosy outsider, even to be sent away with a flea in my ear. But Moira was happy to chat.

turn a deaf ear to something

to refuse to consider a request or an opinion and not pay any attention to it

The Mayor of Paris has long turned a deaf ear to Parisians who want tougher laws to protect the cleanliness of their pavements.

play it by ear

to deal with things as they happen, rather than following a plan or previous arrangement

`Where will we stay in Gloucestershire?' `Oh, I guess a bed-and-breakfast place. We'll have to play it by ear.'

out on your ear [informal]

suddenly dismissed from a course, job, or group

I'd failed the first year exam in the History of Art. I had to pass the re-sit or I'd be out on my ear.

listen with half an ear

to not give your full attention to something

She was listening to the news on the radio with half an ear when she suddenly heard his name mentioned.

lend an ear to someone

to listen carefully and sympathetically to a person who has a problem

Slowly your status at work will improve, and your boss and colleagues will lend a sympathetic ear to your gripes and grievances.

keep your ear to the ground [mainly British]

to make sure that you find out about all the things that people are doing or talking about

Watch and learn. While you do this, keep your ear to the ground. Know who is coming, who is going: a new vacancy could be an opportunity for you.

have someone's ear

to have the attention of a person in power, who listens carefully to your opinions and often follows your advice on important issues

He has been one of Italy's most influential figures, a man who is said to have had the ear of every Italian prime minister.

have an ear for something

to have the ability to learn and understand the structure of a language or piece of music quickly, and to be able to reproduce the sounds of the language or music easily and accurately. Compare have a tin ear for something; see tin.

He had an ear for languages, which he enjoyed, and by this time he spoke five fluently.

grin from ear to ear

to look very happy

McCarthy was grinning from ear to ear. He absolutely radiated warmth and pride.

go in one ear and out the other

if a piece of information goes in one ear and out the other, you pay no attention to it, or forget about it immediately

I'd said it so many times before that it just went in one ear and out the other as far as he was concerned.

bend someone's ear

to keep talking to someone about something, usually in an annoying way

You can't go on bending everyone's ear with this problem.

make a pig's ear of something [British, informal]

to do something very badly

I made a pig's ear of it last time and I'm going to make sure that won't happen again.

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

said to mean that it is impossible to make something really successful or of high quality out of something which is unsuccessful or of poor quality

Well, this just goes to show that you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. It's a truly awful novel, and even when you throw famous stars at it, you can't make it into a great movie.

have a tin ear for something

to be unable to appreciate or understand music or something else that you can hear

For a playwright specializing in characters who use the vernacular, he has a tin ear for dialogue.

a word in someone's ear [British]

a situation in which you speak to someone quietly and privately about a delicate or difficult matter

I'll go and see him. It won't be official, mind. Just a word in his ear over lunch.

Collocations:

ear hair

After all, who would mourn the passing of ear hair?

Times, Sunday Times

Aside from uncontrollable ear hair and the queues at the post office, there would be the sheer boredom of timelessness.

Times, Sunday Times

Trim your beard, control your, excuse me, nose and ear hair, and even cut your hair, thanks to four combs and one more attachment.

The Sun

Tackling nose and ear hair was next, followed by getting him into decent shoes.

The Sun

Loads of attachments, including a wide trimmer for sideburns, various combs to set the length for trimming beards and, yes, a fine trimmer for nasal and ear hair.

Times, Sunday Times

ear lobe

And he has the right kind of ear lobe.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

But studies show a diagonal crease in the ear lobe is an early warning sign of a failing heart.

The Sun (2015)

ear surgery

You can tell because she's had extensive ear surgery costing about 1,500.

The Sun

This was a period when ear surgery evolved exponentially because of the development of high-speed drills and, more importantly, of the operating microscope.

Times, Sunday Times

In it, he describes taking one of his daughters to hospital for ear surgery.

Times, Sunday Times

Some types of ear surgery (now generally abandoned) used to leave the round window open to the outside world and covered over the oval window.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Conventional ear surgery involves a risk of hearing loss due to the surgical procedure.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

ear tip

Silk feeding by adults can result in pruning at the ear tip, commonly called silk clipping.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

If your headphones have silicone ear tips, gently remove them and clean with soapy water and a clean cloth or cotton bud.

Times, Sunday Times

Four sizes of the patented ear tips come with them.

Times, Sunday Times

Once you've removed the ear tips, or if your headphones don't have any, check the metal grilles on the earpieces, using a soft, dry toothbrush to dislodge any dirt.

Times, Sunday Times

Ear tips and noses are particularly at risk.

Times, Sunday Times

ear wax

It can be a temporary problem caused, for example, by ear wax or a heavy cold.

The Sun

Some 300 other items, including jewellery and a manicure set, with metal scoops for removing ear wax, also testify to peaceful prosperity.

Times, Sunday Times

There aren't any over-the-counter eardrops that can help you, they're for ear wax.

The Sun

So, a foreign body misdiagnosed as ear wax.

Times, Sunday Times

Is toad spleen suitable for an excessive build-up of ear wax?

Times, Sunday Times

elephant ears

To freshen up shady areas, cut the spent stems out of early flowerers such as elephant ears and lungworts.

Times, Sunday Times

Items that can be seen here are a table made of elephant ears and a 1000-piece silver service.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The war players are arrested by the entrance of a colourful long-nosed musician wearing green elephant ears and huge sun glasses.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

The trail runs a thick tropical jungle of banana trees, sierra palms, tree ferns, flamboyant trees, and elephant ears.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

floppy ears

Although breeders don't select for floppy ears, this trait often crops up while trying to produce more friendly canines.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

But the awkward posture was actually caused by her floppy ears.

The Sun

The eyes are gone - but the lolling tongue and floppy ears are intact.

The Sun

Our former babysitter owned a handsome rabbit with long floppy ears, which it must have dangled outside its hutch since the fox bit them right off.

Times, Sunday Times

Made from calf skin, the palm-sized bag comes complete with floppy ears and perforated holes for eyes.

Times, Sunday Times

keen ear

Clapping underwater, however, requires more coordination—and perhaps a keen ear.

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Sly wit, lyrical descriptions of landscape, an acute eye for social embarrassment and a keen ear for dialogue are his chief strengths.

The Times Literary Supplement

There are enough people with a keen ear for a lapse that anyone broadcasting anywhere ought to speak thoughtfully.

Times, Sunday Times

He would press wherever he thought he detected doubt, and had a keen ear for hesitation in a juror's voice or body language.

Globe and Mail

He's a fine composer with a keen ear for colour.

Times, Sunday Times

pointed ears

Size of a cat, huge bushy tail, pointed ears, sharp face.

Times, Sunday Times

With his pointed ears, blank eyes and thick-lipped oval mouth, he looked altogether too malevolent to be the resident spirit of such a gloriously light and airy building.

Times, Sunday Times

It was reportedly around 5 ft (1.5 m) tall and had long, pointed ears.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Reopening them, he finds a pale doppelgnger with pointed ears grinning at him in the mirror.

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They have a wedge-shaped head, a medium-length muzzle with a definite stop, small pointed ears, and an expressive face.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

pointy ears

It has distinctive pointy ears, big eyes and a long striped tail.

Times,Sunday Times

Tall and lean, with his head and pointy ears, he looks a bit a very grand satyr.

Times, Sunday Times

He didn't know old pointy ears was going to croak.

Times, Sunday Times

I always thought his pointy ears were a bit silly though.

Times, Sunday Times

And the didn't give him a superpower or pointy ears or a heat ray, they gave him an extra heart.

Christianity Today

sensitive ears

Frankly, you'll need sensitive ears and digital music files saved at high bit-rates to hear the difference over systems costing a quarter the price.

Times, Sunday Times

With its noisy percussionists, those with sensitive ears should beware.

Times, Sunday Times

Lit up in a sprinkling of low rays, her eyes glow auburn, her sensitive ears capturing the filigree of sounds that are beyond our human senses.

Times, Sunday Times

However, the tapir's sensitive ears and strong sense of smell help to compensate for deficiencies in vision.

Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

sympathetic ear

Although they are given a sympathetic ear, others get short shrift.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Now Pascoe concentrated his arguments on the potentially more sympathetic ear of Bowler.

Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)

Lots of people are only too pleased to find a sympathetic ear.

The Sun (2009)

Translations:

Chinese: 耳朵

Japanese: 耳

单词	ear
释义	ear (ɪəʳ ) Word forms: ears 1. countable noun A1 Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear. I'm having my ears pierced. 2. singular noun If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well. Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune. [+ for] An ear for foreign languages is advantageous. [+ for] Synonyms: sensitivity, taste, discrimination, appreciation 3. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] Ear is often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying. What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear? They had shut their eyes and ears to everything. 4. countable noun [usually plural] The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains. 5. all ears phrase If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen. [informal] 6. to bend someone's ear phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone is bending your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important; used especially when you are irritated by this. [informal] He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school. 7. to box someone's ears phrase [VERB inflects] If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment. [old-fashioned] 8. to fall on deaf ears phrase If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it. I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears. He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action. 9. keep an ear to the ground phrase If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying. Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground. 10. half an ear phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you listen to something or someone with only half an ear, you do not give your full attention to what is being said. 11. to lend an ear phrase If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically. They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can. Synonyms: listen, pay attention, heed, take notice 12. in one ear and out the other phrase If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately. That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other. 13. out on your ear phrase If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly. [informal] We never objected. We'd have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had. 14. play (a piece of music) by ear phrase If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music. Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practising. 15. to play it by ear phrase If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance. Synonyms: improvise, wing it [informal], ad-lib, extemporize 16. up to your ears phrase If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources. 'Why don't you come with me?'—'I can't. I'm up to my ears in reports.'. He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears. 17. to make a pig's ear of phrase [VERB inflects] If you make a pig's ear of something you are doing, you do it very badly. [British, informal] He and Dermott Reeve almost made a complete pig's ear of the final push for victory. 18. music to your ears phrase If something that you hear is music to your ears, it makes you feel very happy. [feelings] Popular support–it's music to the ears of any politician. [+ of] 19. wet behind the ears phrase If you say that someone is still wet behind the ears, you mean that they have only recently arrived in a new place or job, and are therefore still not experienced. Vocabulary Builder FACE hair eye ear nose jaw forehead cheek mouth chin Idioms: send someone away with a flea in their ear [British] to angrily reject someone's suggestions or attempts to do something I was prepared to be met with hostility as another nosy outsider, even to be sent away with a flea in my ear. But Moira was happy to chat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers turn a deaf ear to something to refuse to consider a request or an opinion and not pay any attention to it The Mayor of Paris has long turned a deaf ear to Parisians who want tougher laws to protect the cleanliness of their pavements. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers play it by ear to deal with things as they happen, rather than following a plan or previous arrangement `Where will we stay in Gloucestershire?' `Oh, I guess a bed-and-breakfast place. We'll have to play it by ear.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out on your ear [informal] suddenly dismissed from a course, job, or group I'd failed the first year exam in the History of Art. I had to pass the re-sit or I'd be out on my ear. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers listen with half an ear to not give your full attention to something She was listening to the news on the radio with half an ear when she suddenly heard his name mentioned. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lend an ear to someone to listen carefully and sympathetically to a person who has a problem Slowly your status at work will improve, and your boss and colleagues will lend a sympathetic ear to your gripes and grievances. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers keep your ear to the ground [mainly British] to make sure that you find out about all the things that people are doing or talking about Watch and learn. While you do this, keep your ear to the ground. Know who is coming, who is going: a new vacancy could be an opportunity for you. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have someone's ear to have the attention of a person in power, who listens carefully to your opinions and often follows your advice on important issues He has been one of Italy's most influential figures, a man who is said to have had the ear of every Italian prime minister. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have an ear for something to have the ability to learn and understand the structure of a language or piece of music quickly, and to be able to reproduce the sounds of the language or music easily and accurately. Compare have a tin ear for something; see tin. He had an ear for languages, which he enjoyed, and by this time he spoke five fluently. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers grin from ear to ear to look very happy McCarthy was grinning from ear to ear. He absolutely radiated warmth and pride. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go in one ear and out the other if a piece of information goes in one ear and out the other, you pay no attention to it, or forget about it immediately I'd said it so many times before that it just went in one ear and out the other as far as he was concerned. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers bend someone's ear to keep talking to someone about something, usually in an annoying way You can't go on bending everyone's ear with this problem. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make a pig's ear of something [British, informal] to do something very badly I made a pig's ear of it last time and I'm going to make sure that won't happen again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear said to mean that it is impossible to make something really successful or of high quality out of something which is unsuccessful or of poor quality Well, this just goes to show that you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. It's a truly awful novel, and even when you throw famous stars at it, you can't make it into a great movie. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have a tin ear for something to be unable to appreciate or understand music or something else that you can hear For a playwright specializing in characters who use the vernacular, he has a tin ear for dialogue. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a word in someone's ear [British] a situation in which you speak to someone quietly and privately about a delicate or difficult matter I'll go and see him. It won't be official, mind. Just a word in his ear over lunch. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: ear hair After all, who would mourn the passing of ear hair? Times, Sunday Times Aside from uncontrollable ear hair and the queues at the post office, there would be the sheer boredom of timelessness. Times, Sunday Times Trim your beard, control your, excuse me, nose and ear hair, and even cut your hair, thanks to four combs and one more attachment. The Sun Tackling nose and ear hair was next, followed by getting him into decent shoes. The Sun Loads of attachments, including a wide trimmer for sideburns, various combs to set the length for trimming beards and, yes, a fine trimmer for nasal and ear hair. Times, Sunday Times ear lobe And he has the right kind of ear lobe. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But studies show a diagonal crease in the ear lobe is an early warning sign of a failing heart. The Sun (2015) ear surgery You can tell because she's had extensive ear surgery costing about 1,500. The Sun This was a period when ear surgery evolved exponentially because of the development of high-speed drills and, more importantly, of the operating microscope. Times, Sunday Times In it, he describes taking one of his daughters to hospital for ear surgery. Times, Sunday Times Some types of ear surgery (now generally abandoned) used to leave the round window open to the outside world and covered over the oval window. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Conventional ear surgery involves a risk of hearing loss due to the surgical procedure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 ear tip Silk feeding by adults can result in pruning at the ear tip, commonly called silk clipping. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If your headphones have silicone ear tips, gently remove them and clean with soapy water and a clean cloth or cotton bud. Times, Sunday Times Four sizes of the patented ear tips come with them. Times, Sunday Times Once you've removed the ear tips, or if your headphones don't have any, check the metal grilles on the earpieces, using a soft, dry toothbrush to dislodge any dirt. Times, Sunday Times Ear tips and noses are particularly at risk. Times, Sunday Times ear wax It can be a temporary problem caused, for example, by ear wax or a heavy cold. The Sun Some 300 other items, including jewellery and a manicure set, with metal scoops for removing ear wax, also testify to peaceful prosperity. Times, Sunday Times There aren't any over-the-counter eardrops that can help you, they're for ear wax. The Sun So, a foreign body misdiagnosed as ear wax. Times, Sunday Times Is toad spleen suitable for an excessive build-up of ear wax? Times, Sunday Times elephant ears To freshen up shady areas, cut the spent stems out of early flowerers such as elephant ears and lungworts. Times, Sunday Times Items that can be seen here are a table made of elephant ears and a 1000-piece silver service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The war players are arrested by the entrance of a colourful long-nosed musician wearing green elephant ears and huge sun glasses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The trail runs a thick tropical jungle of banana trees, sierra palms, tree ferns, flamboyant trees, and elephant ears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 floppy ears Although breeders don't select for floppy ears, this trait often crops up while trying to produce more friendly canines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the awkward posture was actually caused by her floppy ears. The Sun The eyes are gone - but the lolling tongue and floppy ears are intact. The Sun Our former babysitter owned a handsome rabbit with long floppy ears, which it must have dangled outside its hutch since the fox bit them right off. Times, Sunday Times Made from calf skin, the palm-sized bag comes complete with floppy ears and perforated holes for eyes. Times, Sunday Times keen ear Clapping underwater, however, requires more coordination—and perhaps a keen ear. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sly wit, lyrical descriptions of landscape, an acute eye for social embarrassment and a keen ear for dialogue are his chief strengths. The Times Literary Supplement There are enough people with a keen ear for a lapse that anyone broadcasting anywhere ought to speak thoughtfully. Times, Sunday Times He would press wherever he thought he detected doubt, and had a keen ear for hesitation in a juror's voice or body language. Globe and Mail He's a fine composer with a keen ear for colour. Times, Sunday Times pointed ears Size of a cat, huge bushy tail, pointed ears, sharp face. Times, Sunday Times With his pointed ears, blank eyes and thick-lipped oval mouth, he looked altogether too malevolent to be the resident spirit of such a gloriously light and airy building. Times, Sunday Times It was reportedly around 5 ft (1.5 m) tall and had long, pointed ears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reopening them, he finds a pale doppelgnger with pointed ears grinning at him in the mirror. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have a wedge-shaped head, a medium-length muzzle with a definite stop, small pointed ears, and an expressive face. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 pointy ears It has distinctive pointy ears, big eyes and a long striped tail. Times,Sunday Times Tall and lean, with his head and pointy ears, he looks a bit a very grand satyr. Times, Sunday Times He didn't know old pointy ears was going to croak. Times, Sunday Times I always thought his pointy ears were a bit silly though. Times, Sunday Times And the didn't give him a superpower or pointy ears or a heat ray, they gave him an extra heart. Christianity Today sensitive ears Frankly, you'll need sensitive ears and digital music files saved at high bit-rates to hear the difference over systems costing a quarter the price. Times, Sunday Times With its noisy percussionists, those with sensitive ears should beware. Times, Sunday Times Lit up in a sprinkling of low rays, her eyes glow auburn, her sensitive ears capturing the filigree of sounds that are beyond our human senses. Times, Sunday Times However, the tapir's sensitive ears and strong sense of smell help to compensate for deficiencies in vision. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 sympathetic ear Although they are given a sympathetic ear, others get short shrift. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Now Pascoe concentrated his arguments on the potentially more sympathetic ear of Bowler. Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001) Lots of people are only too pleased to find a sympathetic ear. The Sun (2009) Translations: Chinese: 耳朵 Japanese: 耳
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