用“耳朵”表达你的想法

 　　人体部位的英文单词，搭配不同短语可以形象地表达出丰富的含义，今天我们就来看看“ear(耳朵)”这个词的用法吧！

　　1. give/lend an ear to someone 倾听某人的心声(常用以表示同情)

　　例句：He tried to give a sympathetic ear to the patient.

　　他极力怀着同情心倾听患者的叙述。

　　2. turn a deaf ear 不加理睬、充耳不闻

　　例句：He turned a deaf ear to his mother's chatter¹.

　　他对母亲的唠唠叨叨听而不闻。

　　3. fall on deaf ears 未被理睬、未受重视

　　例句：My advice always seems to fall on deaf ears.

　　我的建议好像总是没人听。

　　4. talk one's ear off 喋喋不休，絮叨个不停

　　例句：All I wanted was a chance to read my book, but my seatmate talked my ear off.

　　我巴不得能有机会看书，但我的同桌却唠唠叨叨地说个不停。

　　5. make a pig's ear of 把事情搞得很糟糕

　　例句：He made a pig's ear (out) of repairing my car.

　　他把我的车修得一团糟。

　　6. have big ears 耳朵尖、消息灵通；爱打听别人的事

　　例句：He can't help having big ears.

　　他总爱打听别人的事。

　　7. all eyes and ears 聚精会神

　　例句：A detective must be all eyes and all ears.

　　一个侦探必须眼观六路，耳听八方。

　　8. all ears 洗耳恭听、全神贯注地听

　　例句：Go ahead with your story, I'm all ears.

　　请告诉我你的经历，我将洗耳恭听。

　　9. grin from ear to ear 咧着嘴笑、笑逐颜开

　　例句：When he was told that he has won the first prize, he grined from ear to ear.

　　当他被告知自己得了一等奖时，他咧开嘴笑了。

　　10. play it by ear 随机应变、见机行事

　　例句：In dealing² with that unpredictable man, you simply can't follow a prearranged plan. You have to play it by ear.

　　和那个捉摸不定的人打交道，你简直无法按预定计划行事，只好随行应变。

　　11. prick³ up your ears 竖起耳朵仔细听

　　例句：He pricked⁴ up his ears when they mentioned the salary.

　　当他们提到工资时，他立刻注意起来。

1 chatter   

vi.／n.喋喋不休；短促尖叫；(牙齿)打战

参考例句：

• Her continuous chatter vexes me.她的喋喋不休使我烦透了。
• I've had enough of their continual chatter.我已厌烦了他们喋喋不休的闲谈。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 prick   

v.刺伤，刺痛，刺孔；n.刺伤，刺痛

参考例句：

• He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。
• He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳，气球就爆了。

4 pricked   

刺，扎，戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 )； 刺伤； 刺痛； 使剧痛

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry. 厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• He was pricked by his conscience. 他受到良心的谴责。