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 _ears are flapping (Srf， informal) a person is trying to listen to sb else*s conver- sation 棄人正竖着耳朵听 go in 'one ear and out the ■other, (/n/ormfl/) (of information, etc.将消息等）to be forgotten quickly —只耳朵进另一只耳朵i ;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$只被当作耳边风。have sth coming out of your 'ears {informaf) to have a lot of sth，especially more than you need 有的是某物（形容大 量兩有，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 〇/ the momirch.他在會主那里 说得上话。keep/have your ear to the 'ground 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p丨ay (sth) by ‘ear to play music by remembering how it sounds ratiier than by reading it凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱弹奏play it by ‘ear (/A7)bw?fl/) to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow 见机行事；随ill 应变;根据况需要行动：J don’t know what they沿 want when they arrive—well have to play it by ear.

知道他们到达时需要什么——我们只有见机行事了。 shut/ctose your 'ears to sth to refuse to listen to sth "(对…）充耸不闻，置之不理：She dedded to s/iut her ears to aH the rumours.她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不 理。smile/grin/beam from ear to 'ear to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about sth 眉■开 眼笑；笑得合不拢嘴with ha丨f an'ear without giving your full attention to what is being said, etc•心木:在焉 地听一more at believe, bend v., box n., box v., cock

V., DEAF adj., EASY adj., FEEL V., FLEA, LEND, MUSIC, OPEN

adj., pig n., prick v., ring² v., silk, thick adj., wall n., wet adj., word n.

ear-ache /'iareik; NAmE 'ir-/ noun [U, C] pain inside the ear 耳痛：■ to have fan) earache 患耳痛 ear-bash-ing /'rabaejii]； NAmE 'ir-/ noun [sing.] (BrE, informal) an occasion where sb criticizes a person in an angry way对某人的愤怒指责

ear drops noun [pi.] liquid medicine that can be put into the ears滴耳吳土；滴耳剂 eardrum /'iadrAm; _ir-/ /iot/n the piece of. thin

tightly stretched skin inside the ear which is moved by sound waves, making you able to hear 耳膜；鼓膜：a perforated eardrum

ear.ful /’iaful; /VAmf _irful/ now/? [sing.]..(//7/o/7?ifl/) if sb gives you an earful, they tell you for a long time how angry they are about sth长时间的斥责（或牢骚） ear-hole /'iahaul; NAmE 'irhoul/ noun {informal) the outer opening of the ear 耳孔 earl /3:1; AMwf 3:rl/ now/? a nobleman of high rank 伯 爵：the 〇/Essex 埃塞克斯伯爵一see also countess

Earl 'Grey noun [U] a type of tea flavoured with BERGAMOT (格雷）_爵茶（用香柠檬调味） earli-est /'3：liist; NAmE '3：rl-/ noun [sing.] the earliest the time before which sth cannot happen 最早；最早时 间：rhe earliest we can 月/iish is next Frfday.我们最早 能在下星期五完成。◊ We can’t/inish be/ore next Friday at the earHest.我们最早也要到下星期五才能完成。 ear lobe (also lobe) noun the soft part at the bottom of the ear 耳垂一picture o body early /'3：li; NAmE'3：r\il adj., adv. madj. (earl-ier, earli-est) 1 near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc.早期的；初期的；早先的：the eariy morm’ng 清晨◊ my earliest memories 我最早的记忆 ◊ rhe project is stiH in the earZy stages.这个项目仍处宇' 初期阶段。◊ the ear〖y 3990s * 20世纪90年代初◊ m the early days of space exploration (== when it was just beginning)在太空探索初期◊ 77ie earHestpossfbZe date 了 can make it is the third. _最早也要到三号才能赶到。◊ He’s in his earty twenties.他二十出头。◊ Mozart’s earfy works (= those written at the beginning of his career) 莫扎特的早期作品◊ booking is essentiai, 〇5 space is

Zim/ted.座位艮，务必早曰预订。2 arriving, or done before the usual, expected or planned time 早到的；提

前的；提早的：Ybu’re earZy/ J wasn’t expecting you tiZZ seven.你来得真早！我还以为你七点钟才到呢。◊I7ie bus was ten minutes early.公共汽车早到了十分钟。.◊ an earZy breafc/ast 很早鉍早秦◊ let’s mafce an earty start tomorrow.咱们明天一早就出发吧。◊ She’s an earZy riser (.= she gets up eariy in the morning).她是个习惯 ■于早庭的人。◊ He ieamt to the piano at an earfy age.他卓_.就学会了弹钢^。◊ potatoes (= that are ready to eat at the beginning of the season)早下来 的土豆 rana late ► earli-ness noun [U] IT»!^1 an 'early bird {humorous) a person who gets up, arrives, etc. very early早起者；早到者；赶早者；捷足先登者at your earliest convenience [business as soon as possible 尽早；尽快：Please telephone at your earliest conveni- ence.请尽早打电话。the ,early bird catches the worm {saying) the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them 捷足先登；捷足先得 it’s early days (yet) (&£) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop 为时尚早；言之过早 一more at

BRIGHT adj., HOUR, NIGHT

■ adv. (earl-ier, earli-est) 1 near the beginning of a period of time, an event, a piece of work, etc.在早期；在初 期；在开始阶段：early in wee^c/year/s€〇s〇n/ morning—周开始时；年疝；季度初；一大早oTTie best rooms go to those who boofc eariiest•最早预订者可得最 好的房间。◊ VVe arrived earZy the ne^t day.舍们_二天 很早就到达了。◊ He started writing music as earty as J9S9.他早在1989年就开始作曲了。 EH late 2 before the usual, expected or planned time 提早；提 前：TTie bus came _/?ve minutes early. ■公其汽车早到了；E 分钟。◊ wofce up eariy this morning.我今天早上醒得

'早。◊ TTie baby arrived easier t/ian expected.婴儿早产 了。 r*TiJ3 late 3 earlier before the present time or the time mentioned先前；早些时候；…乏前：As ]■ mentioned earlier…正如我前所無到.的…◊ a weefc earZier —周前◊ She had seen him earner fn the day.她 在那天早些时候见到过他。EEQ later early on at an early stage of a situation, relationship, period of time, etc.在初期；在开始阶段；早先：Z knew quite ear〖y on that J wanted to marry her.我老早就知道我想 娶她。

■ early 'closing [U] (8/f) the practice of closing

shops on a particular afternoon every week (now no longer very common)提早打烊，提前奋止营业（指商店 每周的某个下午不开门，现已不常见）

.early 'warning noun [u, sing：] a thing that tells you in advance that sth serious or dangerous is going to happen 预先警报：an earZy 觀/71吨 〇/ heart disease 心 脏病.的早期症状◊ an earty warning system (= of enemy attack)预‘系统

earmark /'iamaik; NAmE 'irmairk/ verb, noun m verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth (for/as sb/sth) to decide that sth will be used for a particular purpose, or to state that sth will happen to sb/sth in the future 指定… 的用途；预先安排，确定（未来发生的事情）：The money had been earmarked for spending on new school biddings.这笔款项已指定用于新校舍建设。◊ 77ie /actory has been earmarked/or dosure.这家工厂已被指 定关兩。◊ She was earmarked earZy as a possfWe cham- 人们早就认定她有可能夺冠。

a noun [usually pi.] {NAmE) a feature or quality that is typical of sb/sth 命记；特征：rhe incident has aH the earmarfcs 〇/a terrorist attack.这一事件具有恐怖袭击.的

所有特征。

ear-muffs /'ianiAfs; NAmE 'irmAfs/ noun [pi.] a pair of coverings for the ears connected ijy a band across the top of the head, and worn to protect the ears, espe- ciallyfromcold (御寒等用的）耳罩，耳套，护耳：a pair o/earmuj为一副耳套 earn Ot* /3：n; NAmE 3：m/ verb 1 to get money for work that you do 挣得；賺得；挣 钱：[VN] ffe earns about $40 000 a year. ‘一年大约挣 4 万元。◊ She earned a Hvfng as a part-tfme secretary.她 _做兼职秘书为生。◊ She must earn a/ortune (= earn a lot of money).她准是挣了一大笔会。◊ [VNN] Ms Wctofy in the tournament earned him $50 000.他在这次