| 词汇 | earshot |
| 释义 | in earshotClose enough to clearly hear what someone says or does. They didn't realize I was in earshot when they were discussing my performance in school. Let's step outside—I don't want to fight while they're in earshot. within earshotClose enough to clearly hear what someone says or does. They didn't realize I was within earshot when they were discussing my performance in school. Let's step outside—I don't want to fight while they're within earshot. out of earshotFar enough away that one is not able to hear what someone else says or does. My parents never bothered to be out of earshot when they were fighting, so I always knew exactly what was going on in their marriage. come within earshotTo move close enough to clearly hear what someone says or does. They didn't realize I had come within earshot while they were discussing my performance in school. Let's step outside—I don't want the kids to come within earshot while we're arguing. move within earshotTo move close enough (to someone) to clearly hear what someone says or does. I very discreetly moved within earshot to hear what the boss was saying about me. I was so angry during our fight that I didn't notice that the kids had moved within earshot of us. come within earshot(of something) Go to within earshot (of something). move within earshot(of something) Go to within earshot (of something). out of earshotFig. too far from the source of a sound to hear the sound. I was out of earshot and could not hear the conversation. Mary waited until her children were out of earshot before mentioning the presents she got them. *within earshot (of something)close enough to something to hear it. (*Typically: be ~; come ~; get ~; move ~.) As soon as I got within earshot of the music, I decided that I really didn't belong there. out of ˈearshot (of somebody/something)too far away to hear somebody/something or to be heard: We waited until Ted was safely out of earshot before discussing it.within ˈearshot (of somebody/something)near enough to hear somebody/something or to be heard: As she came within earshot of the group, she heard her name mentioned. |
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