Word · Frequency #23536
earphone
耳机
a device worn on or in the ear that changes electrical signals into sound, so that a person can listen privately
- 1.
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
将电信号转换为声音并贴近耳朵佩戴的换能器,尤指电话的听筒或耳机。
- 2.
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
将电信号转换为声音的电声换能器；佩戴于耳上或插入耳中。
将电信号转换为声音并贴近耳朵佩戴的换能器,尤指电话的听筒或耳机。；将电信号转换为声音的电声换能器；佩戴于耳上或插入耳中。；听筒；[电] 耳机
In use
I put one earphone in my left ear so I could still hear the doorbell.
These earphones have a microphone for taking calls.
She packed her earphones in her bag before the flight.
it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked
a pair of earphones
earphone 常以复数形式 earphones 出现；表示一对/一副时用 a pair of。
He bought a pair of earphones.
他买了一副耳机。
wear earphones
wear 表示佩戴状态；若强调戴上这个动作，可用 put on earphones。
She wears earphones on the bus.
她在公交车上戴着耳机。
listen to sth with earphones
Connections
Collocations
- wireless earphones
- 无线耳机
- These wireless earphones last for eight hours on a single charge.这些无线耳机单次充电可以使用八小时。
- noise-cancelling earphones
- 降噪耳机
- She bought noise-cancelling earphones for her commute.她为通勤买了降噪耳机。
- in-ear earphones
- 入耳式耳机
- In-ear earphones are more portable than over-ear ones.入耳式耳机比头戴式耳机更便携。
- earphone jack
- 耳机插孔
- My phone doesn't have an earphone jack.我的手机没有耳机插孔。
- wear earphones
- 戴耳机
- He wears earphones whenever he studies.他学习时总是戴着耳机。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ear（耳朵）+ phone（电话）→ 贴在耳朵上“打电话”的小设备，就是耳机。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、电子产品说明、音频设备讨论 表示耳机的常用词，现代英语中“headphone(s)”更常见；“earphone(s)”多用于指入耳式或小型耳机，日常和产品说明中均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
earphone 中 ear 读 /ɪr/，因此 hear /hɪr/、near /nɪr/ 的 ear 读音一致；但 bear /bɛr/ 的 ear 读 /ɛr/，是形近音异词。结尾 -one：phone /foʊn/、tone /toʊn/ 中的 one 读 /oʊn/，但与单词 one /wʌn/ 不同，注意不要混淆。
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.