Ear

[ɪə] or [ɪr]

解释:

(noun.) the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.

(noun.) good hearing; 'he had a keen ear'; 'a good ear for pitch'.

(noun.) attention to what is said; 'he tried to get her ear'.

(noun.) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn.

录入:凯文--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The organ of hearing; the external ear.

(n.) The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only.

(n.) That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.

(n.) Same as Acroterium.

(n.) Same as Crossette.

(n.) Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.

(v. t.) To take in with the ears; to hear.

(n.) The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.

(v. i.) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.

(v. t.) To plow or till; to cultivate.

编辑:汤姆

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Organ of hearing.[2]. Musical perception, faculty of discriminating sounds, sense of hearing.[3]. Regard, heed, attention, hearing.[4]. Spike (of grain), head.

编辑:罗赞娜

解释:

n. a spike as of corn.—v.i. to put forth ears.—n. Ear′-cock′le a disease of wheat.—adj. Eared of corn having ears.

n. the organ of hearing or the external part merely: the sense or power of hearing: the faculty of distinguishing sounds: attention: anything like an ear.—ns. Ear′ache an ache or pain in the ear; Ear′bob an earring; Ear′-cap a covering to protect the ear from cold; Ear′drop an ornamental pendant hanging from the ear; Ear′drum the drum or middle cavity of the ear tympanum (q.v.).—adj. Eared having ears.—n. Ear′-hole the aperture of the ear.—adj. Ear′-kiss′ing whispered.—n. Ear′lap the tip of the ear: an ear-cap.—adj. Ear′less wanting ears.—ns. Ear′lock a curl near the ear worn by Elizabethan dandies; Ear′mark a mark set on the ears of sheep whereby their owners may distinguish them: a distinctive mark.—v.t. to put an earmark on.—n. Ear′-pick an instrument for clearing the ear.—adj. Ear′-pierc′ing shrill screaming.—ns. Ear′ring an ornamental ring worn in the ear; Ear′-shell any shell of the family Haliotid; Ear′shot the distance at which a sound can be heard; Ear′-trum′pet a tube to aid in hearing; Ear′wax a waxy substance secreted by the glands of the ear; Ear′wig an insect which was supposed to creep into the brain through the ear: a flatterer.—v.t. to gain the ear of: to bias: to torment by private importunities (A.S. 閍rwicga 閍re ear wicga earwig).—n. Ear′witness a witness that can testify from his own hearing.—About one's ears said of a house falling &c.; Be all ears to give every attention; Give ear to attend; Go in at one ear and out at the other used of words which make no permanent impression; Have a person's ear to be secure of his favourable attention; Have itching ears to be desirous of hearing novelties (2 Tim. iv. 3); Lend an ear to listen; Over head and ears overwhelmed: deeply engrossed or involved; Set by the ears to set at strife; Speak in the ear to whisper; Tickle the ear to flatter; Turn a deaf ear to refuse to listen; Walls have ears a proverbial phrase implying that there may be listeners behind the wall.

v.t. (obs.) to plough or till.—n. Ear′ing (obs.) ploughing.

编辑:基蒂