ear trumpet

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ˈear ˌtrumpet noun [countable]  MHa type of tube that is wide at one end, used by old people in the past to help them hear 〔旧时老年人用的〕号角状助听器

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ear trumpet• An old-fashioned kind of hearing aid was called an ear trumpet.

ˈear ˌtrumpet nounChineseSyllable  

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ear trumpet
ˈear ˌtrumpet noun [countable]
a type of tube that is wide at one end, used by old people in the past to help them hear

ear trumpetBrE /ˈɪə trʌmpɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪr trʌmpɪt/ 🔊 nouna device shaped like a trumpet, used in the past by people who could not hear well （旧时的）号角状助听器