ear

be all ears

(informal)be listening eagerly and attentively

(非正式)全神贯注地听，洗耳恭听

bring something (down) about one's ears

bring something, especially misfortune, on oneself

使某事（尤指不幸）发生在自己身上

she brought her world crashing about her ears.

她彻底毁了自己的生活。

one's ears are burning

one is subconsciously aware of being talked about or criticized

（因被人谈论或批评而）耳朵在发热

grin (或 smile) from ear to ear

smile broadly

咧着嘴笑

have something coming out of one's ears

(informal)have a substantial or excessive amount of something

(非正式)拥有许多（或过多）

that man's got money coming out of his ears.

那人非常有钱。

have someone's ear

have access to and influence with someone

在某人那儿能说上话，能接近并影响某人

he claimed to have the prime minister's ear.

他声称总理也听取他的意见。

have (或 keep) an ear to the ground

be well informed about events and trends

十分了解事态的进展，保持敏锐

in (at) one ear and out (at) the other

heard but disregarded or quickly forgotten

左耳进右耳出

whatever he tells me seems to go in one ear and out the other.

无论他给我讲什么，我都是左耳进右耳出。

listen with half an ear

not give one's full attention

心不在焉地听，似听非听

be out on one's ear

(informal)be dismissed or ejected ignominiously

(非正式)不光彩地被打发走（或被解雇）

up to one's ears in

(informal)very busy with or deeply involved in

(非正式)忙于；深深卷入，深陷

I'm up to my ears in work here.

我工作忙极了。

all ears【非正式用语】

Acutely attentive

聚精会神地听

If you want to tell your story, we're all ears.

你想讲故事的话，我们会全神贯注地听的

give an ear 或 lend an ear

To pay close attention; listen attentively.

倾听：注意；仔细地听

have an ear to the ground 或 keep an ear to the ground

To be on the watch for new trends or information.

敏锐，精明：注意新动向或信息