单词 | to cock one's ears |
释义 | > as lemmasto cock one's ears P3. to cock one's ears and variants: (of an animal, esp. a horse or dog) to prick up one's ears, esp. in response to or anticipation of a sound; (of a person) to incline one's ears in order to hear something; to listen attentively to or for something. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > notice, observation > listen attentively [phrase] to bow the earc1230 to lend audience1580 to lend an ear or one's ears1583 to lend hearing1603 to prick up one's ears1682 to cock one's ears1700 to have one's ears flapping1925 to pin one's ears back1947 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > hear [verb (intransitive)] > listen > listen attentively to lift up one's ears1548 to prick up one's ears1682 to cock one's ears1700 to listen up1933 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [verb (intransitive)] > cock the ears to cock one's ears1700 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [verb (intransitive)] > act in particular way fawna1250 stoop?1530 kennel1552 fetch-and-carrya1616 to cock one's ears1714 beg1816 toll1851 trust1939 1700 S. Parker Homer in Nutshell i. 6 He smirks, he cocks his Ears, and works his Tail, O'rjoy'd to think how rarely he shall sail. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week iv. 131 Our Light-Foot barks, and cocks his ears. 1770 P. Forbes Jrnls. Episcopal Visitations (1886) 300 The poor Brutes [sc. horses]..cock'd their Lugs when they came in sight of Maryburgh. 1894 J. Jacobs More Celtic Fairy Tales xxviii. 15 He cocked his ears, and the next thing he heard was the maaing of a sheep. 1919 J. Masefield Reynard the Fox ii. 86 His ears were cocked and his keen nose flaired. 1939 S. O'Casey I knock at Door 88 She cocked her ear, for that mouth of a drummer was saying something. 1941 S. Cloete Hill of Doves vii. 110 He [sc. a horse] would flick his long tail and cock his ears this way and that. 2006 Wanderlust Mar. 116/1 I cocked my ears and followed the sound on the breeze. < as lemmas |
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