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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

• 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。
• Destroying targets within earshot of the colonel could be part of the strategy to increase the pressure on him.
  在卡扎菲的听到摧毁目标的声音可能是向他施加压力的战略的一部分。
• Don't wander off too far, children; I want you to remain within earshot.
  孩子们，不要跑开得太远，我要你们就呆在附近。
• 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。
• 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。
• They moved out of earshot of the others.
  他们走到了别人听不到的地方。
• 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？
• And I scarce believe there is one spot in the island where a man would be out of earshot of their noise.
  我相信这岛上大概没有一个地方听不到浪涛的这种轰鸣声。
• 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。
• 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。