1. have an ear

 

释义：To be particularly good at listening to and then repeating or understanding music, poetry, or foreign languages. （会欣赏，听觉敏感，有鉴赏力）

 

用法：这是一个动词短语，要表示对某物听觉敏感，对某物有鉴赏力，在短语的后面用介词for，即：have an ear for something。

 

例句：e.g. I'm not very good at writing it, but I have quite an ear for Japanese.

在日语上，我不擅于书写，但是我对它有很高的领悟能力。

 

e.g. My sister has an ear for classical¹ music. She can pick up on all sorts of layers and nuances that I would never notice.

我妹妹会欣赏古典音乐—— 她能注意到我注意不到的各种层次和细节。

 

e.g. Bill doesn't have an ear for music. He can't carry a tune².

Bill对音乐不敏感，因为他唱歌老走调。

 

2. turn a deaf ear

 

释义：To ignore or refuse to listen to someone or something. (忽视或拒绝听某人说话，忽视或拒绝听某事情)

用法：这是一个动词短语，表示不听某人说话，拒绝听某事情，在短语的后面用介词to，即：turn a deaf ear to something or someone。

 

例句：e.g. I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades³' criticism⁴.

我没料想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。

 

e.g. I'll never forgive myself for turning a deaf ear when my roommate was clearly crying out for help.

我在室友大声喊叫寻求帮助时，我置若罔闻的话，我永远不会原谅自己。

 

e.g. She turned a deaf ear to the solicitations of a clever young lawyer.

她拒绝了一个年轻聪明的律师的求爱。

 

e.g. The vicar turned a deaf ear to Michelle's bad language because he knew it was out of character.

那牧师对米歇尔讲的脏话置之不理，因为他知道这与他的身份不相符。

 

3. give one’s ear

 

释义：To listen to someone, especially when they are discussing a problem. （听某人说话，特别是当他们在讨论一个问题时）

用法：这个是一个动词短语，如果表示听某人说话，用介词to，即：give one’s ear to someone。

 

例句：e.g. Sorry I'm late, I had to give my ear to Jane. She's been going through a lot lately.

对不起，我迟到了，因为我必须听简说话，她最近经历了很多事情。

 

e.g. Thank you for giving your ear, I feel much better now that I've gotten that off my chest⁵.

谢谢你的倾听，我现在感觉好多了，因为我已经把话从心里说出来了。

 

e.g. Please give your ear to Lan for a moment. He's going to update us about the company's performance last quarter.

请听Lan说一会儿，他将向我们汇报公司上个季度的业绩。

 

e.g. She wouldn't give her ear to my story.

她不愿意听我的故事。

 

e.g. I beg you to give your ear to my word.

我请求你听一听我的话。

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