earshot 指“听得见的范围、听力所及之处”，常见搭配为 within earshot（在听得见的距离内）。也可用于 out of earshot（在听不见的地方）。
/ˈɪrʃɑːt/ (AmE), /ˈɪəʃɒt/ (BrE)
Please keep your voice down—someone might be within earshot.
请小声点——可能有人在听得见的范围内。
She waited until the manager was out of earshot before discussing the complaint in detail with her colleague.
她等到经理走到听不见的地方，才和同事详细讨论那起投诉。
earshot 由 ear（耳朵）+ shot 组成。这里的 shot 是“射程/距离”的旧用法（类似 within a stone’s throw 的“在一块石头能扔到的距离内”），因此 earshot 字面意思就是“耳朵能‘够得着’的距离”，引申为“可听见的范围”。
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