单词 | ear-deep |
释义 | > as lemmasear-deep ear-deep adj. †(a) reaching the ears only (obsolete); (b) (with in, into) deeply immersed or involved; cf. up to the ears at Phrases 1o. ΚΠ 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxxviii. sig. Z7v Being but a sound, it onely workes on the mind for the present; and leaves it not reclaimed, but rapt for a while: and then it returnes, forgetting the onely eare-deepe warbles. 1797 R. Southey Poems 26 Content with ear-deep melodies. 1912 L. M. Montgomery Chron. Avonlea v. 136 The three daughters-in-law were making themselves at home in the blue sitting-room, ear-deep in harmless family gossip. 2012 Times Rec. (Fort Smith, Arkansas) (Nexis) 2 Mar. Unlike McCartney's newest release, Starr's ‘2012’ jumps ear-deep into familiar pop-rock waters. < as lemmas |
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