| 释义 |
play by ear 1 ◊ To play a song or a piece of music by ear is to play it after hearing it without looking at written music.不看乐谱演奏 He could play any tune by ear after hearing it only once.任何曲子他只要听一遍就能演奏出来。 2 ◊ To play it by ear is to do something without special preparation.没有特别准备地做某事；见机行事 I don't know how they'll react to our proposal, so we'll just have to play it by ear [=improvise, (informal) wing it] and hope for the best.我不知道他们对我们的建议会做出怎样的反应，所以只好走一步看一步，尽量往好处想。 ear |