ear

/ɪə(r)/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

耳朵；听觉；辨音能力

释义与例句

n. 耳朵；听觉；辨音能力
the organ of hearing, or the ability to recognise and appreciate sounds
  1. The doctor examined her left ear for signs of infection.
    医生检查了她的左耳，看是否有感染迹象。
  2. He covered his ears to block out the noise.
    他捂住耳朵来隔绝噪声。
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  1. She has a good ear for accents and can identify most of them.
    她对口音有很强的辨音能力，大多数都能分辨出来。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 表示身体器官时 ear 是可数名词；have an ear for music/languages 指对音乐或语言声音敏感。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • hearing 听力；听觉
    ear 指耳朵这一身体器官，也可用于 have an ear for music 等表示辨音能力；hearing 是不可数名词，指听见声音的能力，不说 my hearing hurts 来表示耳朵疼。
    Her hearing has become less sharp with age. 她的听力随着年龄增长变得不那么敏锐了。
常见搭配
  • ear infection 耳部感染
    A severe ear infection kept him off school for a week. 严重的耳部感染使他一周没能上学。
  • play by ear 凭听觉演奏；见机行事
    We have no fixed schedule, so let's play it by ear. 我们没有固定日程，那就见机行事吧。
  • have an ear for 对……有敏锐的辨音或鉴赏能力
    She has an ear for rhythm, which helps her learn new dances quickly. 她对节奏很敏感，这有助于她很快学会新舞蹈。