Слово англійською: ear

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ear

noun
/ɪr/
  1. [countable] either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with
    • the left/right ear
    • He put his hands over his ears.
    • She's had her ears pierced.
    • The elephant flapped its ears.
    • in somebody's ear She whispered something in his ear.
    • He was now screaming in my ear.
    • He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= was always willing to listen to people).
    • an ear infection
    see also cauliflower ear, external ear, glue ear, inner ear, middle ear
  2. -eared
     (in adjectives) having the type of ears mentioned
    • a long-eared owl
    More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics
    • -beaked
    • -bellied
    • -billed
    • -blooded
    • -bodied
    • -cheeked
    • -chested
    • -eared
    • -eyed
    • -faced
    • -fingered
    • -footed
    • -haired
    • -handed
    • -headed
    • -hearted
    • -hipped
    • -lidded
    • -limbed
    • -mouthed
    • -necked
    • -nosed
    • -skinned
    • -tailed
    • -throated
    • -toothed
  3. [singular] an ability to recognize and copy sounds well
    • She has always had an ear for languages.
    • You need a good ear to master the piano.
  4. [countable] the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat, that contains the seeds
    • ears of corn
    5. Word Originsenses 1 to 3 Old English ēare, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oor and German Ohr, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin auris and Greek ous.sense 4 Old English ēar, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aar and German Ähre.
Idioms
be all ears
  1. (informal) to be waiting with interest to hear what somebody has to say
    • ‘Do you know what he said?’ ‘Go on—I'm all ears.’
bend somebody’s ear (about something)
  1. (informal) to talk to somebody a lot about something, especially about a problem that you have
be out on your ear
  1. (informal) to be forced to leave (a job, etc.)
be up to your ears in something
  1. (informal) to have a lot of something to deal with
    • We're up to our ears in work.
box somebody's ears
(also give somebody a box on the ears)
  1. (old-fashioned) to hit somebody with your hand on the side of their head as a punishment
cock an ear/eye at something/somebody
  1. to look at or listen to something/somebody carefully and with a lot of attention
something comes to/reaches somebody’s ears
  1. somebody hears about something, especially when other people already know about it
    • News of his affair eventually reached her ears.
somebody’s ears are burning
  1. a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way
    • ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’
somebody’s ears are flapping
  1. (British English, informal) a person is trying to listen to somebody else’s conversation
easy on the ear
  1. (informal) pleasant to listen to
    • Their music is all very easy on the ear.
easy on the ear/eye
  1. (informal) pleasant to listen to or look at
    • The room was painted in soft pastels that were easy on the eye.
fall on deaf ears
  1. to be ignored or not noticed by other people
    • Her advice fell on deaf ears.
give somebody/get a thick ear
  1. (British English, informal) to hit somebody/be hit on the head as a punishment
    • You’ll get a thick ear if you’re not careful!
go in one ear and out the other
  1. (informal) (of information, etc.) to be forgotten quickly
    • Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other.
    • I knew that my words were going in one ear and out the other.
have something coming out of your ears
  1. (informal) to have a lot of something, especially more than you need
    • That man has money coming out of his ears.
have somebody’s ear | have the ear of somebody
  1. to be able to give somebody advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you
    • He had the ear of the monarch.
    • This was the woman who had the ear of the President.
have a word in somebody’s ear
  1. (British English) to speak to somebody privately about something
    • Can I have a word in your ear about tomorrow's presentation?
keep your ears open (for somebody/something)
  1. to listen out for somebody/something that you might hear
keep your ears/eyes open (for somebody/something)
  1. to listen or look out for somebody/something that you might hear or see
keep/have your ear to the ground
  1. to make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation
    • The agent had no suitable properties on his books but promised to keep an ear to the ground for us.
lend an ear (to somebody/something)
  1. to listen in a patient and kind way to somebody
make a pig’s ear (out) of something
  1. (British English, informal) to do something badly; to make a mess of something
(you can't) make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
  1. (you won't) succeed in making something good out of material that does not seem very good at all
music to your ears
  1. news or information that you are very pleased to hear
not believe your ears
  1. (informal) to be very surprised at something you hear
    • I couldn't believe my ears when I heard the news.
    • She actually apologized. I couldn't believe my ears!
not believe your ears/eyes
  1. (informal) to be very surprised at something you hear/see
    • I couldn't believe my eyes when she walked in.
play (something) by ear
  1. to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it
    • She usually plays the guitar by ear, rather than reading the music.
play it by ear
  1. (informal) to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow
    • I’m not sure how many people are expected—we’ll just have to play it by ear.
prick (up) your ears
  1. (of an animal, especially a horse or dog) to raise the ears
  2. (also your ears prick up)
     (of a person) to listen carefully because you have just heard something interesting; to listen out for something you might hear
    • Her ears pricked up at the sound of his name.
    • I walked along, ears pricked for the slightest noise.
ring in your ears/head
  1. to make you feel that you can still hear something
    • His warning was still ringing in my ears.
shut/close your ears to something
  1. to refuse to listen to something
    • She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.
smile/grin/beam from ear to ear
  1. to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about something
    • He was beaming from ear to ear.
    Topics Feelingsc2
turn a deaf ear (to somebody/something)
  1. to ignore or refuse to listen to somebody/something
    • He turned a deaf ear to the rumours.
walls have ears
  1. (saying) used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening
(still) wet behind the ears
  1. (informal, disapproving) young and without much experience synonym naive
    • He was still wet behind the ears, politically.
with a flea in your ear
  1. if somebody sends a person away with a flea in their ear, they tell them angrily to go away
with half an ear
  1. without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc.
    • He listened to her with only half an ear as he watched TV.
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