"are your ears burning" 怎么发音
expression
AR yer EERZ BUR-ning
AIR yor EE-uhz BUR-ning
释义
A playful way to ask someone if they know they're being talked about, usually because someone else just mentioned them.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɑɹ/, /ɝ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈiɹz/, /ˈɪɹz/ /ˈbɝnɪŋ
英式英语
ɛə/ /jˈɔː/ /ˈiəz/ /bˈɜːnɪŋ
简化发音
美式
AR yer EERZ BUR-ning
英式
AIR yor EE-uhz BUR-ning
语境中听
Are your ears burning? We were just talking about you!
If your ears are burning, someone must be mentioning you.
He smiled and asked, 'Are your ears burning?'
We said so many nice things about you—were your ears burning?