► 成句
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳にする] meaning: hear rank: 2
☆ 私は噂を耳にした ⇨ I heard a rumor (☛ Hear something by chance)
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳に入る] meaning: hear rank: 2
☆ この事が警察の耳に入るとまずい (みみにはいる) ⇨ We will be in trouble if police hears, learns, about this
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳を傾ける] meaning: listen rank: 2
☆ 彼は私の話に耳を傾けようとしない ⇨ He won’t lean his ears, listen, to what I say (☛ Pay attention and listen)
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳を貸す] meaning: listen rank: 2
☆ 誰も彼の話には耳を貸さない ⇨ Nobody cares to lend ears, listen, to his story (☛ Listen with willingness to believe)
耳 [(2)みみ] [聞く耳を持たない] meaning: listen rank: 2
☆ 彼は人の話には聞く耳を持たない ⇨ He has no ears, won’t listen, to what others have to say
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳に挟む] meaning: hear rank: 3
☆ 私は噂を耳に挟んだ ⇨ I heard a rumor (☛ Hear something by chance)
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳が痛い] meaning: hurt rank: 3
☆ 彼の批判は耳に痛かった ⇨ His criticism stung my ears (because it was true)
► 名詞
耳 [(2)みみ] meaning: ear rank: 1
☆ 彼は左の耳が聞こえない ⇨ He cannot hear in his left ear
耳 [(2)みみ] [耳が遠い] meaning: ear rank: 1
☆ うちのおじいちゃんは耳が遠い ⇨ My grandpa cannot hear well (due to aging hearing loss)
More examples:
- 彼女は彼になにか耳打ちした ⇨ She whispered something in his ear
- 耳鼻咽喉科 ⇨ Ear Nose Throat medicine
- 綿棒を耳に入れないように ⇨ Do not stick a cotton swab into your ear canal
- バセットハウンドの耳は垂れ下がっている ⇨ The ears of the Basset Hound are drooping
- 彼女の吐息が僕の耳に掛かった ⇨ I felt her breath on my ear
- 彼は耳の病気で平衡感覚を失った ⇨ He lost his sense of balance because of an ear problem
- 彼女は耳飾りをしている ⇨ She wears earrings
- 彼女の耳は和音を聞き分けるよう訓練されている ⇨ Her ears are trained to distinguish chords
- その話は耳にタコが出来るまで聞かされた ⇨ I have been made to listen to that story until my ear developed callus, over and over and over
- 彼女の甲高い声は耳障りだ ⇨ Her shrill voice is annoying
- 彼は片耳が聴こえない ⇨ He cannot hear in one ear
- 彼は被害者の耳を削いだ ⇨ He sliced off the ear of the victim
- 彼女は指輪・首飾り・耳飾り・サングラスをしている ⇨ She’s wearing a ring, necklace, earrings, sunglasses
- 外で耳慣れない声がした ⇨ I heard an unfamiliar voice outside
- 彼は彼女の耳に何かを囁いた ⇨ He whispered something in her ear