Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1599
ear
耳朵
The organ of hearing and balance, made up of the outer, middle, and inner ear.
- 1.
The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
- 2.
The fruiting body of a grain plant.
- 3.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
听觉和平衡的感觉器官
- 4.
The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
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good hearing
良好的听力
- 6.
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
- 7.
the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
外耳外部可见的软骨结构
- 8.
The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
- 9.
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.
- 10.
An acroterium.
- 11.
A crossette.
- 12.
A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
- 13.
A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.
- 14.
The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
- 15.
A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.
外耳;耳廓;听力;乐感;穗;倾听;注意;把手;耳状物
In use
She whispered something into his ear.
He has a good ear for music.
The dog pricked up its ears at the sound.
he had a keen ear
a good ear for pitch
have an ear for sth
表示对某种声音或音乐有敏感度或天赋。
She has a great ear for languages.
她对语言有很好的听力。
lend an ear to sb
表示认真倾听某人。
He was always willing to lend an ear to his friends.
他总是愿意倾听朋友的心声。
Connections
Collocations
- ear infection
- 耳朵感染
- The child had an ear infection and couldn't sleep.孩子耳朵感染,睡不着觉。
- have an ear for
- 对...有鉴赏力
- She has a good ear for music and can play any tune by listening once.她对音乐很有鉴赏力,听一次就能弹出任何曲子。
- lend an ear
- 倾听
- If you have a problem, I'll lend an ear.如果你有问题,我会倾听。
- play it by ear
- 即兴发挥
- We don't have a plan; we'll just play it by ear.我们没有计划,只能见机行事。
- all ears
- 全神贯注地听
- Tell me your story; I'm all ears.给我讲讲你的故事,我洗耳恭听。
- ear of corn
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ear发音像中文‘耳’,看到耳朵就想到ear,记住耳朵就是ear。
Context & Register
常见场景:日常对话、医学描述 通常指身体部位耳朵,多用于日常交流,也用于医学语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'ear' (/ɪər/). Be careful with lookalikes like 'bear' (/beər/) and 'pear' (/peər/), which have a different vowel sound. Also note 'tear' has two pronunciations: /tɪər/ (crying) and /teər/ (ripping); here we use the rhyming one.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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