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词汇 eardrum
释义 eardrum
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɪə.drʌm/ us /ˈɪr.drʌm/
a thin piece of skin inside the ear that moves backwards and forwards very quickly when sound waves reach it, allowing you to hear sounds耳膜,鼓膜
Synonym
tympanumspecialized
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The ear
antihelix
antitragus
audiological
audiology
auditory tube
auricle
cochlea
earlobe
incus
labyrinth
labyrinthitis
malleus
mastoid cell
membranous labyrinth
organ of Corti
round window
saccule
sacculus
semicircular canal
snug piercing
Examples from literature

About an hour later he felt a pronounced pressure in his eardrums, which gradually passed off. 
Finally, one night, the trumpets blew a blare that almost burst eardrums. 
Joe's eardrums were strangely affected. 
The eardrum is very thin and can easily be broken. 
When sounds strike the eardrum it vibrates and excites the nerve of hearing. 

eardrum | American Dictionary


eardrum
noun[ C ]
us/ˈɪərˌdrʌm/
a thin piece of tissue inside the ear that allows you to hear

Examples of eardrum


eardrum
Our eardrums are designed to pick up everything.
They wished to be seen immediately, as they were worried about meningitis and other long-term complications such as fear of perforating the eardrum and deafness.
To be sure, motion can be measured relative to the retina, the eardrum, and so on.
The outer ear consists of the pinna and auditory canal, and the boundary between it and the middle ear is formed by the tympanic membrane, or eardrum.
Although loudness is a subjective effect of pressure on the eardrums, unfortunately the sound level meter is not subjective.
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Loudness is a subjective effect of pressure upon the eardrums, and it varies from person to person.
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What is more, it releases a thousand times more energy into the eardrums.
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That is not inconsiderable for both the eardrums and the general enjoyment of life.
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However, the silence on these matters is ringing in the eardrums.
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The advance press release states that ruptured eardrums are one of the most serious injuries and could not possibly be self-inflicted.
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I have a slight impediment in my hearing as a result of diving too deeply and breaking an eardrum.
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He said that he had suffered from ear trouble, but not that he had a perforated eardrum.
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He received black eyes, a broken nose, perforated eardrums, a broken tooth and innumerable bruises.
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The noise was so intense that the only way to communicate was to shout at the top of one's voice within a few inches of someone's eardrum.
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I had to have my eardrum pierced.
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