earshot

/ˈɪəʃɒt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɪrʃˌɑt] /ˈɪrʃɑːt/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈirʃˌɑt] /ˈir-ˌshät How to pronounce earshot (audio)/ (ame, mw)

earshot — 名詞

1. the area near enough for people to catch each other's voices when they speak

1.名詞B2
釋義

聽得到的範圍

能聽到別人說話的距離

the area near enough for people to catch each other's voices when they speak

例句

Keep your phone call out of earshot of the sleeping baby.

別在熟睡的嬰兒聽得到的範圍內講電話。

out of earshot of + noun

Nadia waited until the manager was out of earshot.

Nadia 等到經理走出聽得到的範圍後才開口。

be out of earshot

同義詞

文法句型

within earshot of + noun

out of earshot

in earshot of + noun

用法筆記

Usually follows within, in, or out of in phrases about whether a person's voice can be heard. It is more often used for people nearby than for the sound range of a machine.

常見錯誤

❌Wait until the guard is out from earshot.
✅Wait until the guard is out of earshot.
💡the fixed phrase uses out of, not out from.
❌The children stayed in the earshot of the stage.
✅The children stayed within earshot of the stage.
💡this meaning normally uses within earshot rather than in the earshot.