prick up one's ears

  1. 立刻竖起耳朵仔细听
    • He certainly pricked up his ears when you told him about your good luck.
      当你把你的吉利事告诉他时, 他肯定竖起耳朵在仔细听。
    • He wasn't paying much attention then pricked up his ears when he heard that the terms included the use of a company car.
      他起初不太注意, 但当他听到项目包括使用公司汽车时, 他立即注意了起来。

网络词典

prick up one's ears

英 prik ʌp ən ˈaɪz 美 prik ʌpən ˈaiz
动词短语 中文翻译:竖起耳朵
同义词: ['listen closely', 'payattention to']

例句:

  1. 1. Thenews reporter pricked up his earswhen he heard the name of the famousauthor.
    当新闻记者听到那位著名作家的名字时,他竖起了耳朵。
  2. 2. The teacherpricked up her ears as sheheard the student's question.
    老师听到学生的问题时竖起了耳朵。
  3. 3. The bird pricked up its ears and listened carefullyfor any danger.
    那只鸟竖起了耳朵,仔细倾听任何危险的迹象。