Word · Frequency #24309
eardrum
鼓膜
the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
- 1.
A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.
鼓膜:分隔外耳和中耳的薄膜,将空气中的声音传递至锤骨。
- 2.
the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
耳内对声音振动的膜
鼓膜:分隔外耳和中耳的薄膜,将空气中的声音传递至锤骨。；耳内对声音振动的膜；中耳；鼓膜；[医] 鼓室
In use
The doctor looked into my ear to check my eardrum.
Loud music can damage your eardrums if you listen for too long.
He felt a sharp pain in his eardrum when the plane landed.
the eardrum vibrates to sth
这里 the eardrum 用单数加定冠词，可泛指鼓膜；to 表示“对……作出反应”。
The eardrum vibrates to sound waves.
鼓膜随声波振动。
burst/rupture one's eardrum
burst 的过去式和过去分词都是 burst；rupture 多用于医学语境，意为“使破裂”。
The explosion burst his eardrum.
爆炸震破了他的鼓膜。
cause the eardrum to vibrate
cause + 宾语 + to do 表示“导致……做……”，与 make + 宾语 + do（不带 to）不同。
Connections
Collocations
- ruptured eardrum
- 鼓膜破裂
- The explosion caused a ruptured eardrum in his left ear.爆炸导致他左耳鼓膜破裂。
- eardrum vibrates
- 鼓膜振动
- Sound waves make the eardrum vibrate.声波使鼓膜振动。
- damage your eardrum
- 损伤鼓膜
- Inserting a cotton swab too deep can damage your eardrum.将棉签插入过深可能会损伤鼓膜。
- perforated eardrum
- 鼓膜穿孔
- A perforated eardrum often heals within a few weeks.鼓膜穿孔通常会在几周内愈合。
Synonyms
- tympanic membrane
- 鼓膜（医学/解剖学正式用语） · tympanic membrane 是 eardrum 的正式解剖学名称，常见于医学或科技文献；日常口语中一般用 eardrum。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：ear（耳朵）+ drum（鼓），耳朵里的小鼓就是鼓膜。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、医疗咨询、科普文章 这是一个中性的常见解剖词，既可用于日常口语，也常用于医疗和科普说明。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 eardrum 结尾 -drum 同音的有 drum /drʌm/；与开头 ear 同音的有 ear、hear、near、beard（读 /ɪə/）。注意 heart /hɑːt/ 和 heard /hɜːd/ 虽然也含 ear，但发音不同，不要混淆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.