ear
noun[C]
uk/ɪər/us/ɪr/earnoun[C](BODY PART)
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either of the twoorgans, one on eachsideof thehead, by whichpeopleoranimalshearsounds, or thepieceofskinandtissueoutsidetheheadconnectedto thisorgan:
耳,耳朵Thehearingin myleftear's not so good.我左耳听力不是太好。
Sheleanedover andwhisperedsomething in his ear.她俯过身去,贴着他的耳朵小声说了些什么。
See also
aural
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- Sheleanedover andwhisperedsomething in his ear.
- She'sdeafin herleftear.
- Somesoundscannot bedetectedby thehumanear.
- Shedabbeda littleperfumebehind her ears.
- I put myhandsover my ears because I couldn'tbeartolisten.
The ear
- anvil
- audiological
- audiology
- auditory nerve
- auricle
- auricular
- auricularis
- cochlear
- Eustachian tube
- helix
- labyrinth
- labyrinthitis
- lobe
- lug
- lughole
- otalgia
- oto-
- otologist
- stapes
- tympanum
earnoun[C](PLANT PART)
theflowerpartof aplantlike agrass, such aswheat, thatlatercontainsthegrainsthat are used asfood:
穗an ear ofcorn玉米穗
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Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- anther
- be in blossomidiom
- bloom
- blossom
- come
- come out
- double
- female
- flowery
- head
- in floweridiom
- multi-headed
- photorespiration
- photosynthesize
- pollen
- posy
- stalk
- stamen
Idioms
be all ears
be out onyourear
be up toyourears insomething
close your ears
ears are flapping
yourears must be burning
go in one ear and out the other
grin/smile from ear to ear
have an ear forsomething
have the ear ofsomeone
have/keepyourear to the ground