corn什么意思(疑似从弱格是什么意思)

在美版《乡村爱情》Modern Family中，小儿子Luke把几个奥利奥摞在一起，向爸爸炫耀：Dad, check it out. I made one giant Oreo.（爸，看啊，我做了个巨大的奥利奥）

同样老不着调的老爸菲尔质疑儿子：Luke, what are you doing? You gotta eat it like it’s an ear of corn.（Luke，你干啥呢？你应该想吃ear of corn一样吃这个奥利奥。）

这里的ear of corn是什么意思？

ear是耳朵，corn是玉米，ear of corn难道是玉米的耳朵？可这跟小儿子手里的巨型奥利奥有什么关系？

要弄明白这个短语，先来弄清ear有哪些含义。ear这个简单到不能再简单的小词，其实有好几幅面孔。

ear

一个个玉米粒像小耳朵一样长在玉米的穗轴上，组成了“玉米穗”，所以ear of corn也就有“玉米穗”的意思。

所以，在开篇的剧情里，菲尔是让Luke像啃玉米穗一样啃奥利奥。

就像eye一样，英语中也有许多与ear相关的地道表达，拿出笔记本学起来吧。

have an ear for …

bend someone's ear

to talk to someone for a long time, especially about a problem, or to ask for something

和某人谈重要（或有趣、秘密）的事

当我们要跟朋友说悄悄话时，为了避免别人听到，会弯下身子，用手把耳朵罩起来，人们就将“ bend someone's ear” 指代“和某人谈重要（或有趣、秘密）的事”。

例句：

Can you bend your earfor a while?

能听我说一会儿吗？

Got a significant other, best friend, family member, co-worker you can talk to? Bend their ear.

你有可以倾诉的另一半、最好的朋友、家人、同事吗?和他们聊一聊。

lend an ear to

play (something) by ear

have a cloth ear

easy on the ear

be all ears

be out on your ear

be up to your ears in something

close your ears

ears are flapping

your ears must be burning

go in one ear and out the other

grin/smile from ear to ear

have the ear of someone

提问，ear of corn是什么意思？