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英 [ˈɪəʃɒt]

美 [ˈɪrʃɑːt]

n.  听觉所及的范围

GRE

BNC.19880 / COCA.16303

习惯用语

n.

out of earshot (of sb/sth)
• 在听力范围之外
  too far away to hear sb/sth or to be heard
• We waited until Ted was safely out of earshot before discussing it.
  我们一直等到特德保准听不见时才讨论这事。
within earshot (of sb/sth)
• 在听力范围之内
  near enough to hear sb/sth or to be heard
• As she came within earshot of the group, she heard her name mentioned.
  当她走到能听见这群人说话声时听到有人提她的名字。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 在听力范围之内/在听力范围之外
  If you arewithin earshot ofsomeone or something, you are close enough to be able to hear them. If you areout of earshot, you are too far away to hear them.
  1. It is within earshot of a main road...
     那里能够听见大马路的车水马龙声。
  2. Mark was out of earshot, walking ahead of them.
     马克走在前面，听不见他们的声音。

英英释义

noun

• the range within which a voice can be heard
  1. the children were told to stay within earshot
  Synonym:earreachhearing

双语例句

• It is within earshot of a main road
  那里能够听见大马路的车水马龙声。
• Keep negative opinions to yourself, or between you and your friends, and out of earshot of adults.
  将消极的想法留给自己或与朋友们保留，不要向大人们诉苦。
• However, a false accusation of harassment within earshot of my colleagues could be construed as slander.
  而且，任何对骚扰的错误指控，若传到我们耳中，或许会被解释为诽谤。
• Matuson also reminds you that what you say to a close co-worker can be overheard by many other people in the desks or cubicles within earshot.
  Matuson还提醒你你对一位亲密同事说的话可能被范围内的办公隔间、办公桌旁的许多人听见。
• Smile and tell everyone within earshot that he wears Ninja Turtle underwear and has a thing for his girlfriend's sister.
  微笑，小声的告诉所有人，他现在穿著忍者龟的内裤，还有他跟他女友的妹妹有一腿。
• And, sometimes, you need a comment during the play: If you hear the sound of a slap and only two actors are within earshot, it's helpful to know who slapped whom.
  有时，在剧本中间需要注解：比如说您听到一声耳光，并且此时只有两个演员在场，那么您有必要知道是谁打了谁。
• Farther I could not move her, for the bridge was too low to let me do more than crawl below it so there we had to stay-my mother almost entirely exposed and both of us within earshot of the inn.
  再往前我就拉不动她了，因为桥很低，我只能趴在下面。我们就这样呆在那里母亲几乎完全暴露在外，而且我们还能听到旅店里的动静。
• The hall was so crowded that we could not even get within earshot of the speaker.
  礼堂里人很多，我们甚至无法挤到前面一点，听到发言人讲话。
• The point is, I'm out of the house, out of the office, out of earshot of anyone in mind to give me a shout and outside the confines of what I think of as my life.
  但问题是，我走出了家门，离开了办公室，到了任何人想喊我都听不到的地方，到了我所认为的生活范围以外的地方。
• When they got out of Dawson? on earshot, Janet asked Amy, Everyone says he's the meanest man in town. How come was he so nice to us?
  走到道森听不到的地方，珍妮特问艾米：每个人都说他是镇上最不好打交道的人，但他为什么对我们这么好呢？