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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。
• 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。
• That means the TV, music and computer games should be off or out of view and earshot.
  这意味著要关闭所有的电视，音乐和电脑游戏或将声音调到听不到。
• So there we had to stay-my mother almost entirely exposed, and both of us within earshot of the inn.
  于是我们只得就呆在那里我母亲差不多完全没有遮蔽，而我们两个人都在旅店听得见的距离之内。
• Wait till she's out of earshot before you say anything.
  等她走远了你再说。
• As soon as he was out of earshot, Cesar said," So he's back? In your life, I mean?"
  看到爸爸走开，听不到我们的对话了，塞萨尔马上问：“那么他回来了？回到你的生活中来了，对吗？”
• 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。
• When the train was out of earshot he got to his feet.
  当火车的隆隆声在耳际消失之后，他才站起身来。
• 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。
• He was out of earshot and could not hear our shouts.
  他在听力围之外，听不见我们的喊声。