和ear耳朵有关的英文词组汇总

1. give/lend an ear to someone 倾听某人的心声（常用以表示同情）

例句：He tried to give a sympathetic ear to the patient.

他极力怀着同情心倾听患者的叙述。

2. turn a deaf ear 不加理睬、充耳不闻

例句：He turned a deaf ear to his mother's chatter.

他对母亲的唠唠叨叨听而不闻。

3. fall on deaf ears 未被理睬、未受重视

例句：My advice always seems to fall on deaf ears.

我的建议好像总是没人听。

4. talk one's ear off 喋喋不休，絮叨个不停

例句：All I wanted was a chance to read my book, but my seatmate talked my ear off.

我巴不得能有机会看书，但我的同桌却唠唠叨叨地说个不停。

5. make a pig's ear of 把事情搞得很糟糕

例句：He made a pig's ear (out) of repairing my car.

他把我的车修得一团糟。

6. have big ears 耳朵尖、消息灵通；爱打听别人的事

例句：He can't help having big ears.

他总爱打听别人的事。

7. all eyes and ears 聚精会神

例句：A detective must be all eyes and all ears.

一个侦探必须眼观六路，耳听八方。

8. all ears 洗耳恭听、全神贯注地听

例句：Go ahead with your story, I'm all ears.

请告诉我你的经历，我将洗耳恭听。

9. grin from ear to ear 咧着嘴笑、笑逐颜开

例句：When he was told that he has won the first prize, he grined from ear to ear.

当他被告知自己得了一等奖时，他咧开嘴笑了。

10. play it by ear 随机应变、见机行事

例句：In dealing with that unpredictable man, you simply can't follow a prearranged plan. You have to play it by ear.

和那个捉摸不定的人打交道，你简直无法按预定计划行事，只好随行应变。

By the time she was four, she could play songs by ear.

她四岁时就能凭记忆把听过的曲子弹奏出来了。

I haven't decided what to say when he comes; I'll play it by ear.

我还没决定他来时要说什么，到时随机应变吧。

解析：字面意思是凭记忆把听过的音乐弹奏出来。

“Play（it）by ear”原是音乐用语，指某人不用乐谱，仅凭听过的记忆就可弹奏乐曲。由此意引申，“play（it）by ear”强调事件的“即兴”成分，没有计划、依据当时情况而行事，很有着“走着瞧，走一步说一步”的味道。

11. prick up your ears 竖起耳朵仔细听

例句：He pricked up his ears when they mentioned the salary.

当他们提到工资时，他立刻注意起来。

其他有关ear的词组

be all ears 聚精会神地听,洗耳恭听

bend someone ear与某人喋喋不休

blow it out one’s ear胡说八道

chew someone’s ear off对某人喋喋不休

have an ear for music有音乐方面的天赋

fall on deaf ears和没有心思的人说话;没被理睬

good ear 辨别声音

keep one’s ear to the ground注意听

perk up one’s ear引起注意,坚起耳朵

play by ear 听过歌曲后,不看乐谱而凭记忆演奏

put a bug in someone’s ear事先给某人暗示;警告某人