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大家都知道，英语单词ear有“耳朵”之意。英语中与耳朵有关的谚语还不少，今天就与大家聊聊究竟有哪些与耳朵有关的谚语？
1、be all ears
全神贯注地；聚精会神地听；洗耳恭听
-----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。
2、be out on one's ear
被迫离开（工作岗位等）；被撵出去
He was out on his ear last week.
他上周被迫离开岗位。
3、be up to one's ears in sth
深陷于；埋头于；忙于
I am up to my ears in work.
我工作忙得不可开交。
4、sth comes to/reaches one's ears
传到某人耳朵里
News of her affair eventually reached his ears.
她的绯闻终于传到他耳朵里。
5、one's ears are burning
（感到有人议论，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！”
6、one's ears are flapping
某人正竖着耳朵听
7、go in one ear and out the other
一只耳朵进另一只耳朵出；当做耳边风
Everything he tells her just goes in one ear and out the other.
他无论对她说什么都只被当做耳边风。
有关ear的谚语
8、have one's ear|have the ear of sb
在某人那里说得上话；使某人听得进去
He has the ear of her.
他在她那里说得上话。
9、keep/have an/one's ear to the ground
注意看动向；掌握最新发展情况
10、play（sth）by ear
凭记忆演奏；不看乐谱演奏
11、play it by ear
见机行事；随机应变；根据情况需要行动
-----I don't know what they will want when they arrive.
-----We will have to play it by ear.
12、shut/close one's ears to sth
充耳不闻，置之不理
She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours.
她拿定主意对所有谣言置之不理。
13、smile/grin/beam from ear to ear
笑得合不拢嘴；眉开眼笑
14、with half an ear
心不在焉地听
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