"play by ear" 怎么发音

expression

US

PLAY by EER

UK

PLAY by EE-uh

释义

To decide what to do as a situation develops, instead of planning in advance. It also means playing a musical piece without reading sheet music, using memory or improvisation.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈbaɪ/ /ˈiɹ/, /ˈɪɹ

英式英语

plˈeɪ/ /bˈaɪ/ /ˈiə

简化发音

美式

PLAY by EER

英式

PLAY by EE-uh

语境中听

Let's play by ear and see what happens at the party.

He can't read music, so he just plays by ear.

We don't have a plan. We'll just play it by ear tomorrow.

Can we play it by ear for dinner plans? I’m not sure when I’ll finish work.