| 单词 | ear |
| 释义 | Word Frequency ear 1(ɪə) noun 1. the organ of hearing and balance in higher vertebrates and of balance only in fishes. In humans and other mammals it consists of three parts external ear, middle ear, internal ear ▶ Related adjectives: aural, otic2. the outermost cartilaginous part of the ear (pinna) in mammals, esp humans 3. the sense of hearing 4. sensitivity to musical sounds, poetic diction, etc she has an ear for music 5. attention, esp favourable attention; consideration; heed (esp in the phrases give ear to, lend an ear) 6. an object resembling the external ear in shape or position, such as a handle on a jug 7. Also called (esp Brit): earpiece a display box at the head of a newspaper page, esp the front page, for advertisements, etc 8. all ears 9. by ear 10. chew someone's ear 11. fall on deaf ears 12. have hard ears 13. a flea in one's ear 14. have the ear of 15. in one ear and out the other 16. keep one's ear to the ground 17. make a pig's ear of 18. one's ears are burning 19. out on one's ear 20. play by ear 21. prick up one's ears 22. set by the ears 23. a thick ear 24. turn a deaf ear 25. up to one's ears 26. wet behind the ears Derived forms earlike (ˈearˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English ēare; related to Old Norse eyra, Old High German ōra, Gothic ausō, Greek ous, Latin aurisWord Frequency ear 2(ɪə) noun 1. the part of a cereal plant, such as wheat or barley, that contains the seeds, grains, or kernels verb 2. (intransitive) (of cereal plants) to develop such parts Word origin Old English ēar; related to Old High German ahar, Old Norse ax, Gothic ahs ear, Latin acus chaff, Greek akros pointed |
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