| 单词 | tender-eared |
| 释义 | > as lemmastender-eared tender-eared adj. having tender ears; (figurative), sensitive to blame or criticism. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > touchiness > [adjective] > sensitive to criticism tender-eared1529 narrow in the shoulders1551 thin-skinned1680 skinless1823 weak-skinned1933 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > type or quality of hearing > [adjective] > good hearing > discriminating quick-eared1609 nice-eareda1843 tender-eared1911 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv, in Wks. 248/1 The bad themself be not so tendereared, that for the only talking of their faultes they would banish the bokes that were good in other thinges besyde. 1683 Bp. W. Kennett tr. Erasmus Encomium Moriæ Pref. (1709) 8 Which makes me wonder at the tender-eared humour of this age. 1911 J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy (1912) 88 Two hares..Wide-eyed and tender-eared. < as lemmas |
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