earshot 英 [ˈɪəʃɒt]   美 [ˈɪrʃɑt]

earshot

earshot  英 [ˈɪəʃɒt] 美 [ˈɪrʃɑt]

n. 听力所及之范围 

名词复数:earshots 

She has been to every corner of the earth and will casually mention to you and everyone within earshot how well traveled she is. 她足迹踏遍地球上每个角落,会很随意地向你和所有听得到的人提及她的超精彩的旅行。
I know that’s likely to stir up some more questions in your kids’ impressionable little minds, and frankly I don’t care how you choose to answer them once you’re out of our earshot. 我知道这会在你孩子们那易受影响的幼小头脑里产生更多的疑问,但坦率的说,一旦你离开了我们听力所能及的范围,我不在乎你选择如何回答他们。

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  • n. 听力所及之范围
  • 1. She has been to every corner of the earth and will casually mention to you and everyone within earshot how well traveled she is.

    她足迹踏遍地球上每个角落,会很随意地向你和所有听得到的人提及她的超精彩的旅行。

  • 2. I know that’s likely to stir up some more questions in your kids’ impressionable little minds, and frankly I don’t care how you choose to answer them once you’re out of our earshot.

    我知道这会在你孩子们那易受影响的幼小头脑里产生更多的疑问,但坦率的说,一旦你离开了我们听力所能及的范围,我不在乎你选择如何回答他们。

  • 3. If the prospect of hooking up when parents are within earshot makes you cringe, then you should probably abstain — or stay at a hotel, where you'll have privacy.

    如果父母可能听到动静,这样的估计让你有所畏缩的话那你就很有可能应当放弃这次行动——或者呆在一个你能拥有私密空间的旅馆里。

  • earshot (n.) also ear-shot, c. 1600, from ear (n.1) + shot (n.) in the sense of "range" (as in bowshot).
ear·shot / ˈɪəʃɒt ; NAmE ˈɪrʃɑːt / noun IDIOMS out of ˈearshot (of sb/sth) too far away to hear sb/sth or to be heard 在听力范围之外 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 ˈearshot (of sb/sth) near enough to hear sb/sth or to be heard 在听力范围之内 As she came within earshot of the group, she heard her name mentioned. 她刚走近到能听见这群人说话声时便听到有人提她的名字。 ear·shot / ˈɪəʃɒt ; NAmE ˈɪrʃɑːt /
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