eardrum

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ear·drum /ˈɪədrʌm $ ˈɪr-/ noun [countable]  HBHa tight thin piece of skin over the inside of your ear which allows you to hear sound 鼓膜，耳膜

Examples from the Corpus

eardrum• One was injured in the face and abdomen and the other suffered burst eardrums.• Cicadas have circular eardrums on either side of the thorax.• This is very similar to the human eardrum.• Their hands flew to their ears again, pain stabbing into eardrums.• She would shatter the Bug's eardrum.• The outer part of the funnel serves to catch the sound-vibration while the tube carries it directly to the eardrum.• This was supposed to keep your eardrums from bursting.• The Vapour Corporation Power pop, which means don't expect to leave with your eardrums intact.

ear·drum nounChineseSyllable  

the inside of a piece over tight Corpus skin thin

eardrum
ear‧drum /ˈɪədrʌm $ ˈɪr-/ noun [countable]
a tight thin piece of skin over the inside of your ear which allows you to hear sound

ear·drumBrE /ˈɪədrʌm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪrdrʌm/ 🔊 nounthe piece of thin tightly stretched skin inside the ear which is moved by sound waves, making you able to hear 耳膜；鼓膜◆a perforated eardrum鼓膜穿孔