英语词汇“to have one's ear to the ground”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

h. to have (or keep) one's ear(s) to the ground and variants: (figurative) to be on the alert regarding rumours or the trend of public opinion.

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1861 M. D. Conway Rejected Stone 32 Slavery, with the keen sense of the savage, lays its ear to the ground, and hears in those ballots falling for Abraham Lincoln the fatal tramp of many centuries, the mustering for liberty of the ages that take no step backward.

1899 Christian Reg. (Boston) 19 Jan. 62/1 The President is described as keeping his ear to the ground to learn what people wish.

1920 National Rev. Apr. 142 On the eve of a Presidential Election campaign, when practical politicians have their ears to the ground.

1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. iii. i. 190 What's the gossip of the market, Tom? You fellows certainly do keep your ears to the ground.

1966 ‘H. Calvin’ Italian Gadget ix. 146 Honestly, the way I've had my ear to the ground, I simply don't see it.

1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xviii. 180 Willie was circuitous as ever in talking about it, but as O'Malley liked to say, he kept his ear to the ground, and what he heard about J. O. Dryne was not reassuring.

2004 G. Woodward I'll go to Bed at Noon i. 10 She fixed him up with numerous blind dates, always keeping an ear to the ground for marriage-hungry spinsters.

单词	to have one's ear to the ground
释义	> as lemmas to have (or keep) one's ear(s) to the ground h. to have (or keep) one's ear(s) to the ground and variants: (figurative) to be on the alert regarding rumours or the trend of public opinion. ΚΠ 1861 M. D. Conway Rejected Stone 32 Slavery, with the keen sense of the savage, lays its ear to the ground, and hears in those ballots falling for Abraham Lincoln the fatal tramp of many centuries, the mustering for liberty of the ages that take no step backward. 1899 Christian Reg. (Boston) 19 Jan. 62/1 The President is described as keeping his ear to the ground to learn what people wish. 1920 National Rev. Apr. 142 On the eve of a Presidential Election campaign, when practical politicians have their ears to the ground. 1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. iii. i. 190 What's the gossip of the market, Tom? You fellows certainly do keep your ears to the ground. 1966 ‘H. Calvin’ Italian Gadget ix. 146 Honestly, the way I've had my ear to the ground, I simply don't see it. 1975 J. Symons Three Pipe Probl. xviii. 180 Willie was circuitous as ever in talking about it, but as O'Malley liked to say, he kept his ear to the ground, and what he heard about J. O. Dryne was not reassuring. 2004 G. Woodward I'll go to Bed at Noon i. 10 She fixed him up with numerous blind dates, always keeping an ear to the ground for marriage-hungry spinsters. extracted from earn.¹ < as lemmas
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