English Dictionary

ear

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪə̯/

名詞

可算名詞 俗語

(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. / (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

日本語の意味

聴覚を司る器官、すなわち音を聞くための身体の一部。 / 外耳、特に耳介と呼ばれる外部の部分。

She cupped her ear to listen for the distant thunder.

彼女は遠くの雷の音を聞くために耳に手を当てた。

意味（1）

(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.

意味（2）

(countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.

Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.

意味（3）

(countable, slang) A police informant.

No I'm not kidding, and if you don't give it to me I'll let it out that you’re an ear.

意味（4）

The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.

songs […] not all ungrateful to thine ear

意味（5）

The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.

Dionysius[…]would give no ear to his suit.

意味（6）

That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.

the ears of a tub, skillet, or dish; The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow.

意味（7）

(architecture) An acroterium.

意味（8）

(architecture) A crossette.

意味（9）

(journalism) A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.

In journalism, ears flank the title as boxes in the left and right top corners of a publication (generally a newspaper).

ears （ plural ）