单词 | ear-deafening |
释义 | > as lemmasear-deafening ear-deafening adj. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iii. i. 9 The eare-deaff'ning Voyce o' th' Oracle. View more context for this quotation 1778 Caledonia 5 A narrow chasm, where burst In air sublime, with hoarse ear deaf'ning roar, Fierce torrents upon torrents rudely hurl'd. 1870 A. Griffiths Peccavi! I. iii. 78 High above all the talk rose the crashing, ear-deafening, brassy din. 1981 Voice 25 Mar. 4 All-night parties at which ear-deafening disco-music is played have been banned. 2013 Evening Standard (Nexis) 28 Mar. 33 Outside play for the children is dominated by ear-deafening interruptions every two minutes as landing aircraft pass a few hundred feet over their heads. < as lemmas |
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