a word in sb's ear

〈非正式〉悄悄話，耳語 a private talk

about one's ears

徹底地,猛烈地 all round one

be all ears

全神貫注地聽著,專心傾聽 listen eagerly

bring sth (down) about one's ears

失敗，毀滅；（希望、計劃等）落空 to or into complete collaps, defeat, or ruin; to the destruction of a person's plans, hopes, etc.

box sb's ears

打…耳光 slap sb on the side of the head

bring a storm about sb's ears

引起對某人的強烈反感〔憤怒〕 cause sb to be very tiresome or angry

come out of one's ears

大量 be in great excess

come to〔reach〕 one's ears

讓…聽到 be made aware of

fall on deaf ears

未受到重視; 未被理睬,不被聽取 not be mentioned

fall on one's ears

聽起來 sound

gain the ear of

得到某人的注意 get sb to listen to one

give (an) ear to

傾聽,注意 listen; pay attention to

give one's ears

不惜任何代價(要) make great personal sacrifice for; pay any price for

give sb a thick ear

打…耳光 slap sb on the side of the head

go in one ear and out of the other

左耳進,右耳出; 只當耳旁風 be not really listening

have long ears

愛打聽別人的事情 be inquisitive

have one's ears burning

耳朵發熱 be the subject of conversation

have the ear of

(意見、看法等)得到某人重視; 被某人聽取和接受 (ideas, opinions etc.) are respected by sb

lend an ear

細聽,傾聽 listen attentively

on one's ear

輕率 hurriedly

play by ear

憑聽覺而不是識譜來演奏音樂 play a tune which one has heard, remembered, or invented but not seen written in notes
play by ear I could play by ear. 我能夠夠憑聽覺系統而不能識譜來獨奏音樂歌曲。 No one could play by ear. 沒人也可以憑本體感覺而不會識譜來演唱古典樂器。 play sth by ear I can play the piano by ear, but I regret now that I never learned to read music properly. 我想就看古箏譜彈曲古箏,可是如今我好糾結沒有真自學識古箏譜。

play it by ear

見機行事 judge the correct way to deal with sth as it happens, without fixed plans in advance

prick up one's ears

立刻豎起耳朵仔細聽 suddenly start listening carefully

ring in one's ears

言猶在耳 sound like a bell in (a space)

set by the ears

使爭吵不休 lead to disharmony among people
set sb by the ears The mere mention of the subject set the whole company by the ears. 一提交這題型,就受到大庭廣眾的吵架。 Trying to agree where to go on holiday set the family by the ears. 視圖磋商到哪兒里旅游度假,的結果造成家不和。

shut one's ears to

對…充耳不聞 pretend not to hear

strain one's ears

盡力傾聽 try one's best to listen

throw out on sb's ear

不客氣地把某人打發走 forcibly eject sb
throw sb out on sb's ear The drunk was making a nuisance of himself and so the manager threw him out on his ear. 那醉漢自家討人煩人,于是運營經理不禮貌地把他打發奶油離開了。

turn a deaf ear to

置若罔聞,裝沒聽到 pay no attention to; pretend not to hear

up to one's ears

深深卷入 overwhelmed with

wet behind the ears

少不更事,無所適從 inexperienced

with half an ear

不專心(聽) listen inattentively