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ear ear ★★★☆☆/ɪ͟ə(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]耳；耳朵 Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear...他在她耳边低声说了些什么。I'm having my ears pierced.我打算穿耳洞。2[N-SING	单数名词]辨音力；灵敏的听力 If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well.   [with supp]Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune...莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。An ear for foreign languages is advantageous.能够听懂外语是种优势。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]倾听 Ear is often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying.   [oft adj N]What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?...怎样才能使民众以更加体谅的心态倾听他的话呢？They had shut their eyes and ears to everything.他们对一切都视而不见，充耳不闻。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]（谷类作物的）穗 The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains.   [usu pl]5[PHRASE	短语]. 洗耳恭听；全神贯注地听 If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen   [usu v-link PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]6[PHRASE	短语]（尤指让人恼火地）缠住…喋喋不休 If you say that someone is bending  your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important； used especially when you are irritated by this.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.人们一个劲儿地跟他说要继续留在学校念书，这让他烦透了。7[PHRASE	短语]（作为惩戒）打（孩子）的一侧头 If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment.   [V inflects]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]8[PHRASE	短语](要求)未被理睬，不被听取/(某人对要求)不予理睬，充耳不闻 If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it.   [V inflects]I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears...我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action.他对美国提出的行动要求完全不理不睬。9[PHRASE	短语]关注事态；注意动向 If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying.   [V inflects]Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground.制造业的就业机会相对很少，但是我时刻留意着信息。10[PHRASE	短语]心不在焉；似听非听 If you listen to something or someone with only half an ear, you do not give your full attention to what is being said.   [PHR after v]11[PHRASE	短语](认真而同情地)倾听 If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically.   [V inflects]They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can.他们总是愿意认真倾听并尽量提出建议。12[PHRASE	短语]左耳进，右耳出；听过即忘 If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately.   [V inflects]That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other.那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。13[PHRASE	短语]突然被解雇；突然被赶走 If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly.   [N inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]We never objected. We'd have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had.我们从未反对过，如果我们真的反对，早就被扫地出门，另谋高就了。14[PHRASE	短语]（不看乐谱而）凭记忆演奏(乐曲) If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music.   [V inflects]Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing.尼尔凭着记忆弹奏他曾听到姐姐练习时弹的曲子。15[PHRASE	短语]见机行事；随机应变 If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.   [V inflects]16[PHRASE	短语]深陷于；深深卷入；埋头于 If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.   [v-link PHR]'Why don't you come with me?' — 'I can't. I'm up to my ears in reports.'...“怎么不跟我一起来呀？”——“不行，我忙着写报告呢。”He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears.他负债累累，走投无路。17 to make a pig's ear of→see: pig； music to your ears→see: music； wet behind the ears→see: wet；  earear /ɪə $ ɪr/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1ear (1)part of your body [countable] one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with:  She tucked her hair behind her ears.long-eared/short-eared etc a long-eared rabbit2grain [countable] the top part of a plant such as wheat that produces grainear of an ear of corn3smile/grin etc from ear to ear to show that you are very happy or pleased by smiling a lot:  She came out of his office, beaming from ear to ear.4reach somebody’s ears if something reaches someone’s ears, they hear about it or find out about it:  The news eventually reached the ears of the king.5to somebody’s ears used when saying how something sounds to someone:  It sounds odd to the ears of an ordinary English speaker.6[singular] the ability to learn music, copy sounds etcear for She has no ear for languages at all. a good ear for dialogue7a sympathetic ear used to say that someone listens sympathetically to what someone is saying:  He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.8close/shut your ears to something to refuse to listen to bad or unpleasant news:  You can’t just close your ears to their warnings. → turn a deaf earat deaf(4), → fall on deaf earsat deaf(5)9be all ears informal to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you:  As soon as I mentioned money, Karen was all ears.10be out on your ear informal to be forced to leave a job, organization etc, especially because you have done something wrong:  You’d better start working harder, or you’ll be out on your ear.11be up to your ears in work/debt/problems etc to have a lot of work etc12have something coming out (of) your ears informal to have too much of something:  We’ve got pumpkins coming out our ears this time of year.13keep your/an ear to the ground to make sure that you always know what is happening in a situation14keep your ears open to always be listening in order to find out what is happening or to hear some useful information:  I hope you’ll all keep your eyes and ears open for anything unusual.15go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other informal if information goes in one ear and out the other, you forget it as soon as you have heard it:  I don’t know why I tell her anything. It just goes in one ear and out the other.16give somebody a thick ear British English informal to hit someone on the ear:  Behave yourself or I’ll give you a thick ear!17have somebody’s ear to be trusted by someone so that they will listen to your advice, opinions etc:  He claimed to have the ear of several top ministers.18play something by ear to play music that you have heard without having to read written music → see also play it by earat play1(11)19somebody’s ears are burning used to say that someone thinks that people are talking about them20somebody’s ears are flapping British English spoken used to say that someone is trying to listen to your private conversation → dog-eared, → bend somebody’s earat bend1(7), → send somebody off with a flea in their earat flea(2), → make a pig’s ear ofat pig1(5), → prick (up) your earsat prick1(5), → wet behind the earsat wet1(7)COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig· African elephants’ ears are bigger than those of Indian elephants.floppy (=soft and hanging down loosely, rather than being stiff)· a rabbit with big floppy earspointy/pointed· The dog has short pointy ears.pierced (=with a hole in the skin where an earring can be put)· Her new boyfriend’s got long hair and pierced ears.somebody’s left/right ear· She is deaf in her right ear.inner/middle ear (=the parts inside your ear, which you use to hear sounds)· I’ve got an infection in my middle ear.verbssay/whisper something into somebody’s ear· He whispered something into his wife’s ear.have your ears pierced (=have a hole put into the skin, so that you can wear an earring)· I had my ears pierced when I was quite young.somebody’s ears stick out (=they are noticeable because they do not lie flat against someone’s head)· If my hair is too short, you can see that my ears stick out.somebody’s ears pop (=the pressure in them changes suddenly, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane)· My ears finally popped when the plane landed.

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             ★                    /        ɪə(r)                ;          NAmE                ɪr                /                              noun                            1      ★              [countable        ]                    either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with          耳；耳朵                            ◆        an ear infection        耳朵感染                    ◆        the          inner/outer ear                内╱外耳                    ◆        She whispered something in his ear.        她对他耳语了几句。                    ◆        He put his hands over his ears.        他用双手捂住耳朵。                    ◆        She's had her ears pierced.        她扎了耳朵眼儿。                    ◆        The elephant flapped its ears.        大象拍打着双耳。                    ◆        He was always there with a sympathetic ear          (= a willingness to listen to people).                他总是愿意倾听别人的心声。                    ☞see also                                            cauliflower ear                                      ,                                            glue ear                                      ,                                            middle ear                                                  2      -eared              (          in adjectives            构成形容词          )                having the type of          earsmentioned          有…耳朵的；耳朵…的                            ◆        a long-eared owl        长耳猫头鹰                    3              [singular        ]                    an ability to recognize and copy sounds well          灵敏的听力；辨音力                            ◆        You need a good ear to master the piano.        弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。                    4              [countable        ]                    the top part of a grain plant, such as          wheat,that contains the seeds          （谷类植物的）穗                            ◆        ears of corn        玉米穗                    IDIOMS              be all ˈears                              (              informal)                        to be waiting with interest to hear what sb has to say              全神贯注地听；聚精会神地听                                            ◆            ‘Do you know what he said?’ ‘Go on—I'm all ears.’            “你知道他说什么了吗？”“讲吧 — 我洗耳恭听。”                                      be out on your ˈear                              (              informal)                        to be forced to leave (a job, etc.)              被迫离开（工作岗位等）；被撵出去                                                  be up to your ears in sth                              to have a lot of sth to deal with              深陷于；埋头于；忙于                                            ◆            We're up to our ears in work.            我们工作忙得不可开交。                                      sth comes to/reaches sb's ˈears                              somebody hears about sth, especially when other people already know about it              传到…的耳朵里                                            ◆            News of his affair eventually reached her ears.            他的绯闻终于传到她耳朵里。                                      sb's ˈears are burning                              a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way              （感到有人议论自己，尤指说闲话而）耳朵发热                                            ◆            ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’            “我昨天晚上偶然遇到你的前妻。”“怪不得我好像觉得耳朵发热呢！”                                      sb's ˈears are flapping                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        a person is trying to listen to sb else's conversation              某人正竖着耳朵听                                                  go in ˈone ear and out the ˈother                  (            informal)                                (of information, etc.            消息等            )                                to be forgotten quickly              一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出；被当作耳边风                                            ◆            Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other.            我无论对他们说什么都只被当作耳边风。                                      have sth coming out of your ˈears                              (              informal)                        to have a lot of sth, especially more than you need              有的是某物（形容大量拥有，甚至超过所需）                                                  have sb's ear | have the ear of sb                              to be able to give sb advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you              在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去                                            ◆            He had the ear of the monarch.            他在君主那里说得上话。                                      keep/have your ear to the ˈground                              to make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation              注意看动向；掌握最新发展情况                                                  play (sth) by ˈear                              to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it              凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱弹奏                                                  play it by ˈear                              (              informal)                        to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow              见机行事；随机应变；根据情况需要行动                                            ◆            I don't know what they'll want when they arrive—we'll have to play it by ear.            我不知道他们到达时想要什么，我们只有见机行事了。                                      shut/close your ˈears to sth                              to refuse to listen to sth              （对…）充耳不闻，置之不理                                            ◆            She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.            她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不理。                                      smile/grin/beam from ear to ˈear                              to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth              眉开眼笑；笑得合不拢嘴                                                  with half an ˈear                              without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc.              心不在焉地听                                                  ☞more at                                    believe                              ,                                    bend                                   v.            ,                                    box                                   n.            ,                                    box                                   v.            ,                                    cock                                   v.            ,                                    deaf                              ,                                    easy                                   adj.            ,                                    feel                                   v.            ,                                    flea                              ,                                    lend                              ,                                    music                              ,                                    open                                   adj.            ,                                    pig                                   n.            ,                                    prick                                   v.            ,                                    ring                          2                 v.            ,                                    silk                              ,                                    thick                                   adj.            ,                                    wall                                   n.            ,                                    wet                                   adj.            ,                                    word                                   n.                    ear      ears                  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Collins	ear ★★★☆☆ /ɪ͟ə(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]耳；耳朵 Your ears are the two parts of your body, one on each side of your head, with which you hear sounds. He whispered something in her ear... 他在她耳边低声说了些什么。 I'm having my ears pierced. 我打算穿耳洞。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]辨音力；灵敏的听力 If you have an ear for music or language, you are able to hear its sounds accurately and to interpret them or reproduce them well. [with supp] Moby certainly has a fine ear for a tune... 莫比无疑具有很好的乐感。 An ear for foreign languages is advantageous. 能够听懂外语是种优势。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]倾听 Ear is often used to refer to people's willingness to listen to what someone is saying. [oft adj N] What would cause the masses to give him a far more sympathetic ear?... 怎样才能使民众以更加体谅的心态倾听他的话呢？ They had shut their eyes and ears to everything. 他们对一切都视而不见，充耳不闻。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（谷类作物的）穗 The ears of a cereal plant such as wheat or barley are the parts at the top of the stem, which contain the seeds or grains. [usu pl] 5 [PHRASE 短语]. 洗耳恭听；全神贯注地听 If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen [usu v-link PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] 6 [PHRASE 短语]（尤指让人恼火地）缠住…喋喋不休 If you say that someone is bending your ear about something, you mean that they keep talking to you about it because they think it is important； used especially when you are irritated by this. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school. 人们一个劲儿地跟他说要继续留在学校念书，这让他烦透了。 7 [PHRASE 短语]（作为惩戒）打（孩子）的一侧头 If someone boxes a child's ears, they hit them on the side of their head as a punishment. [V inflects] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] 8 [PHRASE 短语](要求)未被理睬，不被听取/(某人对要求)不予理睬，充耳不闻 If a request falls on deaf ears or if the person to whom the request is made turns a deaf ear to it, they take no notice of it. [V inflects] I hope that our appeals will not fall on deaf ears... 我希望我们的呼吁不会没人理睬。 He has turned a resolutely deaf ear to American demands for action. 他对美国提出的行动要求完全不理不睬。 9 [PHRASE 短语]关注事态；注意动向 If you keep or have your ear to the ground, you make sure that you find out about the things that people are doing or saying. [V inflects] Jobs in manufacturing are relatively scarce but I keep my ear to the ground. 制造业的就业机会相对很少，但是我时刻留意着信息。 10 [PHRASE 短语]心不在焉；似听非听 If you listen to something or someone with only half an ear, you do not give your full attention to what is being said. [PHR after v] 11 [PHRASE 短语](认真而同情地)倾听 If you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically. [V inflects] They are always willing to lend an ear and offer what advice they can. 他们总是愿意认真倾听并尽量提出建议。 12 [PHRASE 短语]左耳进，右耳出；听过即忘 If you say that something goes in one ear and out the other, you mean that someone pays no attention to it, or forgets about it immediately. [V inflects] That rubbish goes in one ear and out the other. 那种废话都是左耳进，右耳出。 13 [PHRASE 短语]突然被解雇；突然被赶走 If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly. [N inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] We never objected. We'd have been out on our ears looking for another job if we had. 我们从未反对过，如果我们真的反对，早就被扫地出门，另谋高就了。 14 [PHRASE 短语]（不看乐谱而）凭记忆演奏(乐曲) If you play by ear or play a piece of music by ear, you play music by relying on your memory rather than by reading printed music. [V inflects] Neil played, by ear, the music he'd heard his older sister practicing. 尼尔凭着记忆弹奏他曾听到姐姐练习时弹的曲子。 15 [PHRASE 短语]见机行事；随机应变 If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance. [V inflects] 16 [PHRASE 短语]深陷于；深深卷入；埋头于 If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources. [v-link PHR] 'Why don't you come with me?' — 'I can't. I'm up to my ears in reports.'... “怎么不跟我一起来呀？”——“不行，我忙着写报告呢。” He was desperate. He was in debt up to his ears. 他负债累累，走投无路。 17 to make a pig's ear of→see: pig ； music to your ears→see: music ； wet behind the ears→see: wet ；
Oxford	ear ★ / ɪə(r) ; NAmE ɪr / noun 1 ★ [countable ] either of the organs on the sides of the head that you hear with 耳；耳朵 ◆ an ear infection 耳朵感染 ◆ the inner/outer ear 内╱外耳 ◆ She whispered something in his ear. 她对他耳语了几句。 ◆ He put his hands over his ears. 他用双手捂住耳朵。 ◆ She's had her ears pierced. 她扎了耳朵眼儿。 ◆ The elephant flapped its ears. 大象拍打着双耳。 ◆ He was always there with a sympathetic ear (= a willingness to listen to people). 他总是愿意倾听别人的心声。 ☞see also cauliflower ear , glue ear , middle ear 2 -eared ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the type of earsmentioned 有…耳朵的；耳朵…的 ◆ a long-eared owl 长耳猫头鹰 3 [singular ] an ability to recognize and copy sounds well 灵敏的听力；辨音力 ◆ You need a good ear to master the piano. 弹好钢琴需要有敏锐的辨音能力。 4 [countable ] the top part of a grain plant, such as wheat,that contains the seeds （谷类植物的）穗 ◆ ears of corn 玉米穗 IDIOMS be all ˈears ( informal) to be waiting with interest to hear what sb has to say 全神贯注地听；聚精会神地听 ◆ ‘Do you know what he said?’ ‘Go on—I'm all ears.’ “你知道他说什么了吗？”“讲吧 — 我洗耳恭听。” be out on your ˈear ( informal) to be forced to leave (a job, etc.) 被迫离开（工作岗位等）；被撵出去 be up to your ears in sth to have a lot of sth to deal with 深陷于；埋头于；忙于 ◆ We're up to our ears in work. 我们工作忙得不可开交。 sth comes to/reaches sb's ˈears somebody hears about sth, especially when other people already know about it 传到…的耳朵里 ◆ News of his affair eventually reached her ears. 他的绯闻终于传到她耳朵里。 sb's ˈears are burning a person thinks that other people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way （感到有人议论自己，尤指说闲话而）耳朵发热 ◆ ‘I bumped into your ex-wife last night.’ ‘I thought I could feel my ears burning!’ “我昨天晚上偶然遇到你的前妻。”“怪不得我好像觉得耳朵发热呢！” sb's ˈears are flapping ( BrE) ( informal) a person is trying to listen to sb else's conversation 某人正竖着耳朵听 go in ˈone ear and out the ˈother ( informal) (of information, etc. 消息等 ) to be forgotten quickly 一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出；被当作耳边风 ◆ Everything I tell them just goes in one ear and out the other. 我无论对他们说什么都只被当作耳边风。 have sth coming out of your ˈears ( informal) to have a lot of sth, especially more than you need 有的是某物（形容大量拥有，甚至超过所需） have sb's ear \| have the ear of sb to be able to give sb advice, influence them, etc. because they trust you 在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去 ◆ He had the ear of the monarch. 他在君主那里说得上话。 keep/have your ear to the ˈground to make sure that you always find out about the most recent developments in a particular situation 注意看动向；掌握最新发展情况 play (sth) by ˈear to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it 凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱弹奏 play it by ˈear ( informal) to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow 见机行事；随机应变；根据情况需要行动 ◆ I don't know what they'll want when they arrive—we'll have to play it by ear. 我不知道他们到达时想要什么，我们只有见机行事了。 shut/close your ˈears to sth to refuse to listen to sth （对…）充耳不闻，置之不理 ◆ She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours. 她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不理。 smile/grin/beam from ear to ˈear to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth 眉开眼笑；笑得合不拢嘴 with half an ˈear without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc. 心不在焉地听 ☞more at believe , bend v. , box n. , box v. , cock v. , deaf , easy adj. , feel v. , flea , lend , music , open adj. , pig n. , prick v. , ring 2 v. , silk , thick adj. , wall n. , wet adj. , word n. ear ears ear / ɪə(r) ; NAmE ɪr /
LDC	earear /ɪə $ ɪr/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1ear (1)part of your body [countable] one of the organs on either side of your head that you hear with: She tucked her hair behind her ears.long-eared/short-eared etc a long-eared rabbit2grain [countable] the top part of a plant such as wheat that produces grainear of an ear of corn3smile/grin etc from ear to ear to show that you are very happy or pleased by smiling a lot: She came out of his office, beaming from ear to ear.4reach somebody’s ears if something reaches someone’s ears, they hear about it or find out about it: The news eventually reached the ears of the king.5to somebody’s ears used when saying how something sounds to someone: It sounds odd to the ears of an ordinary English speaker.6[singular] the ability to learn music, copy sounds etcear for She has no ear for languages at all. a good ear for dialogue7a sympathetic ear used to say that someone listens sympathetically to what someone is saying: He’s always prepared to lend a sympathetic ear.8close/shut your ears to something to refuse to listen to bad or unpleasant news: You can’t just close your ears to their warnings. → turn a deaf ear at deaf(4) , → fall on deaf ears at deaf(5) 9be all ears informal to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you: As soon as I mentioned money, Karen was all ears.10be out on your ear informal to be forced to leave a job, organization etc, especially because you have done something wrong: You’d better start working harder, or you’ll be out on your ear.11be up to your ears in work/debt/problems etc to have a lot of work etc12have something coming out (of) your ears informal to have too much of something: We’ve got pumpkins coming out our ears this time of year.13keep your/an ear to the ground to make sure that you always know what is happening in a situation14keep your ears open to always be listening in order to find out what is happening or to hear some useful information: I hope you’ll all keep your eyes and ears open for anything unusual.15go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other informal if information goes in one ear and out the other, you forget it as soon as you have heard it: I don’t know why I tell her anything. It just goes in one ear and out the other.16give somebody a thick ear British English informal to hit someone on the ear: Behave yourself or I’ll give you a thick ear!17have somebody’s ear to be trusted by someone so that they will listen to your advice, opinions etc: He claimed to have the ear of several top ministers.18play something by ear to play music that you have heard without having to read written music → see also play it by ear at play1(11) 19somebody’s ears are burning used to say that someone thinks that people are talking about them20somebody’s ears are flapping British English spoken used to say that someone is trying to listen to your private conversation → dog-eared , → bend somebody’s ear at bend1(7) , → send somebody off with a flea in their ear at flea(2) , → make a pig’s ear of at pig1(5) , → prick (up) your ears at prick1(5) , → wet behind the ears at wet1(7) COLLOCATIONSadjectivesbig· African elephants’ ears are bigger than those of Indian elephants.floppy (=soft and hanging down loosely, rather than being stiff)· a rabbit with big floppy earspointy/pointed· The dog has short pointy ears.pierced (=with a hole in the skin where an earring can be put)· Her new boyfriend’s got long hair and pierced ears.somebody’s left/right ear· She is deaf in her right ear.inner/middle ear (=the parts inside your ear, which you use to hear sounds)· I’ve got an infection in my middle ear.verbssay/whisper something into somebody’s ear· He whispered something into his wife’s ear.have your ears pierced (=have a hole put into the skin, so that you can wear an earring)· I had my ears pierced when I was quite young.somebody’s ears stick out (=they are noticeable because they do not lie flat against someone’s head)· If my hair is too short, you can see that my ears stick out.somebody’s ears pop (=the pressure in them changes suddenly, for example when you go up or down quickly in a plane)· My ears finally popped when the plane landed.
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