英语口语学习词典：600词走遍英联邦(E) ear（mp3下载）

ear

be all ears

用：这个习语表示很认真、很感兴趣地去听别人讲事情。
意：专心致志地听着
例： Now tell rne about your trip to Africa. I'rn all ears.
来给我讲讲你去非洲旅行的事，我很想听:
The children were all ears as the old man told them a fairy tale.
老人讲神话故事时，孩子们全神贯注地听着。

feel one'S ears buring

用：这个习语有时也用my ears are burning的形式。
意：耳朵发烧，假想可能正被人谈论着(而中国人则多在打喷嚏时认为是有人在谈论自己)
例，I felt my ears burning last night. Therc must be svrneone talking about me.
我昨晚耳朵发烧，肯定有人在念叨我

give sb. a thick ear

用：(常用来威胁、警告别人)后面多跟if条件从句。也可以说:sb.wilt geta thick ear或box sb.'s ears〕
意：打某人一巴掌、一耳光
例，I' 11 give you a thick car if you don't stop it!
你不住手，我就打你耳光:
He'll get a thick ear if he tells me any more Iies.
如果他再跟我撒谎，就给他一耳舌.]子’

go in one ear and out the other

用：指听到消息、警告、口信等后，立刻就忘记。
意：左耳进，右耳出;全当耳边风
例 our warnings just went in one ear and out the other.
我们的警告，全当作耳旁风了。
You can't expect her to retnernber anything--what you're saying is going in one ear and out the other?
甭指望她能记住什么事，你说的话她这耳听那耳出!

have a good ear for

意：(多指对音乐的欣赏能力)对二能欣赏;有欣赏…的能力;对一很理解、了解
例. She has a goad ear for music.
她很会欣赏音乐。
He doesn't like concerts because he has no ear for music.
他不喜欢音乐会，因为他不会欣赏音乐。

keep your ears to the ground

用：这个习语中的keep可换成hay。或has; your也可换为其他人称，如his,her等等:。
意：注意观察周围人们的舆论及时事发展动向，留意可能会发生的事，以保持头脑清晰跟上形势的发展
例. Just keep your ears to the ground; I've heard a rumour that there is going to be a new manager to take over old John'sposition.
汪意观察动向，我听说要来位新经理取代老约翰。
A: Can Sara help me find a way to develop the market?
萨拉能帮我找条路子开发这个市场吗?
B: Yes, she always has her ears to the ground.
能，因为她对周围的事总是很留心。