此外，它还可以指“陈腐的东西；老一套；煽情的东西”。

His latest movie is just low-budget corn.

他最新一部电影不过是一个低成本小制作的老套故事。

cornball （笑话、电影、故事等）陈腐的，过时的，老掉牙的

the usual cornball romantic comedy 老掉牙的浪漫喜剧

英语中也有很多和“ear”相关的俚语和短语表达，一起来拓展一下。

be all ears 全神贯注地听；洗耳恭听

I'm all ears - tell us what they had to say.

我洗耳恭听——快告诉我们他们怎么说的。

be out on your ear （尤指因为做错了事而）被迫离职，被迫离开

go in one ear and out the other 左耳朵进右耳朵出；当作耳边风

If I have to listen to something I don't understand, it just goes in one ear and out the other.

要是非得让我听我不懂的事情，那也只是左耳朵进右耳朵出。

grin/smile from ear to ear 非常开心，笑得合不拢嘴

"We've had a fantastic response!" he said, grinning from ear to ear.

“我们收到的反馈极好，”他说着，笑得嘴都合不拢了。

be up to your ears in sth 忙于…；埋头于…；深陷于…

I'm up to my ears in work.

我现在工作忙得不可开交。

have the ear of sb 使…听得进去；在…那里说得上话

have an ear for sth 擅长学习（音乐或语言），对…一听就会

She's never had much of an ear for languages.

她从来就不大擅长学习语言。

have/keep your ear to the ground 耳听八方；注意周围情况；保持关注

今日总结

corn 玉米；谷物或谷粒（小麦、玉米、燕麦、大麦）

an ear of corn 玉米穗

a sheaf of corn 一捆谷物

grains of corn 谷粒

corn on the cob 玉米棒，苞米棒

corn 陈腐的东西；老一套；煽情的东西

cornball （笑话、电影、故事等）陈腐的，过时的，老掉牙的

be all ears 全神贯注地听；洗耳恭听

be out on your ear （尤指因为做错了事而）被迫离职，被迫离开

go in one ear and out the other 左耳朵进右耳朵出；当作耳边风

grin/smile from ear to ear 非常开心，笑得合不拢嘴

be up to your ears in sth 忙于…；埋头于…；深陷于…

have the ear of sb 使…听得进去；在…那里说得上话

have an ear for sth 擅长学习（音乐或语言），对…一听就会

have/keep your ear to the ground 耳听八方；注意周围情况；保持关注返回搜狐，查看更多