hear‧ing S3 W2 / hɪərɪŋ $ hɪr- / 名词

1 [不可数名词] the sense which you use to hear sounds

have good/bad etc hearing

She has remarkable hearing for a lady of her age.

a child with a hearing disability → hard of hearing

2 [可数名词] a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case :

a court hearing

a disciplinary hearing

3 [可数名词，通常单数] an opportunity for someone to explain their actions, ideas, or opinions :

Let’s give both sides a fair hearing .

4 in/within sb’s hearing if you say something in someone’s hearing, you say it where they can hear you :

There are some words we don’t use in the children’s hearing.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

have good/bad etc hearing Dogs have excellent hearing.

lose your hearing (= become unable to hear ) He lost his hearing as a child after suffering scarlet fever.

affect/impair your hearing (= make your hearing worse ) Listening to loud music will eventually impair your hearing.

somebody’s hearing gets worse ( also somebody’s hearing deteriorates ) The medication seemed to make her hearing get worse.

somebody’s hearing goes (= someone becomes unable to hear ) His hearing has gone in one ear.

形容词

good/sharp/acute My hearing isn’t as good as it used to be. | Owls and other predatory birds have very acute hearing.

bad/poor Poor hearing can affect your social relationships.

impaired (= having problems with hearing ) There are about 11,000 people in the UK whose sight and hearing are both severely impaired.

normal He was born with normal hearing but became deaf at the age of 11.

hearing + NOUN

hearing loss Many older people suffer from some degree of hearing loss.

a hearing problem/difficulty/impairment a special telephone for people with hearing problems

短语

be hard of hearing (= not be able to hear well ) The subtitling service is intended for people who are hard of hearing.