| 单词 | listen |
| 释义 | lis·ten1 /ˈlɪsən/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [intransitive] 1 LISTENto pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear 〔注意地〕听 Listen! There’s a strange noise in the engine. 听！引擎发出奇怪的声音。listen to We sat around listening to music. 我们围坐着听音乐。listen carefully/intently/hard etc The whole class was listening attentively. 全班学生都在专心听着。 Liz stood still and listened hard (=very carefully). 利兹静静地站着，仔细倾听。5 ► Listen is never followed directly by a noun. Use to and then a noun or a clause: Listen to what I say (NOT listen what I say). listen 从不直接跟名词，须用 to，然后跟名词或从句: Listen to what I say (不说 listen what I say). 听我说。► see thesaurus at hear2 spokenATTENTION used to tell someone to pay attention to what you are going to say 听着，听好〔用于告诉某人留意你要说的话〕 Listen, I want you to come with me. 听着，我要你跟我一起去。3 THINK ABOUTto consider what someone says and accept their advice 听从，听信 I told him not to go, but he just wouldn’t listen. 我叫他不要去，可他就是不听。listen to I wish I’d listened to Dad. 我当初要是听爸爸的话就好了。 She refused to listen to reason (=accept sensible advice). 她不听劝告。n THESAURUSlisten to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you hearI didn’t hear the answer, because I wasn’t listening when she read it out.He listened carefully to every word I said.pay attention to listen carefully to what someone is sayingI nodded to show I was paying attention.She was tired and wasn’t paying attention to what he was saying.eavesdrop to secretly listen to someone else’s conversation by standing near them, hiding behind a door etcI caught him eavesdropping on our conversation.They spoke in quiet voices which made it hard to eavesdrop.overhear to hear someone say something, especially accidentallyI overheard him say something about wanting to move house. Excuse me! I couldn’t help overhearing that you were planning a trip to Thailand. tune in (to something) to listen to a radio programme, or to someone using a radio transmitterOver a million people tune in to the programme each week.Tune in at the same time next week for the next episode. The equipment could be used by criminals to tune in to police broadcasts. tap to connect a piece of electronic recording equipment to a telephone system so that you can listen to people’s telephone conversationsThe police had tapped the phones of all three suspects.The president had to resign over an illegal phone-tapping operation.bug to hide a small piece of electronic recording equipment in someone’s room, car, office etc in order to listen secretly to what is said thereSecurity agents bugged their offices and managed to get some evidence against them.Wells was convinced the house was bugged and insisted on playing loud music while we talked.n GRAMMAR: Comparisonlisten• You listen to someone or something: I love listening to classical music. ✗Don’t say: I love listening classical music.• You listen to someone or something doing something: I listened to the rain falling on the roof.hear• You hear someone or something: I heard a sudden shout.• You hear someone or something do something: I heard something fall into the water.• You hear someone or something doing something: I heard someone shouting. PHRASAL VERBS4 listen for something phrasal verb LISTENto listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound 留心听 Listen for the moment when the music changes. 留心听音乐变化的那一瞬间。5 listen in phrasal verb a) LISTENto listen to a broadcast on the radio 收听〔电台的广播〕 to I must remember to listen in to the news. 我一定要记得收听新闻。 → tune inb) LISTENto listen to someone’s conversation when they do not want you to 偷听，窃听 on It sounded like someone was listening in on us. 好像有人在偷听我们谈话。6 listen out phrasal verb British English informal LISTENto listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound 注意听，留心听〔某个声音〕 for Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up. 注意听宝宝的动静，当心她醒来。7 listen up phrasal verb spoken ATTENTIONused to get people’s attention so they can hear what you are going to say 注意，听着〔用于吸引别人注意听你将要说的话〕 Hey everybody, listen up! 喂，各位，注意听好！→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuslisten• Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself.• You had better be listening because I'm not going to repeat myself.• He listened carefully to every word I said.• Listen, don't panic. I'm sure we can get your money back.• If you listen hard, you can hear the sound of the sea in the distance.• Listen, I've just had a really good idea.• If you listened in class you might get better grades.• Mrs Singh leaned forward, listening intently as they explained the procedure to her.• The company has begun to listen more carefully to its customers, in a determined attempt to improve customer service.• Listen! There's someone coming upstairs!• Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.• Why should the adventurers stop and listen to any of this?• One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to great voices.• I could hear foreign voices raised in the kitchen and stopped listening to my companions.• I also listen to Oscar Peterson.• I could listen to Placido Domingo all day -- he has such a beautiful voice!• He listened to relaxation tapes and practiced breathing exercises to stop hyperventilating.• They had to sit listening to talk about people they had not met, only heard of.• I didn't hear the answer, because I wasn't listening when she read it out.listen to• What station are you listening to?• Bob warned us about this. I wish I'd listened to him.• I always listen to the news while I have my breakfast.• I like listening to the radio.• Lucy sat in her car, listening to the radio.• You tell him Dad - I'm sure he'll listen to you.• I wish I'd listened to your advice.listen to reason• Sonnenberg shrugged, as if to say that his client wouldn't listen to reason.• The child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason.listen2 noun 1 a listen British English informalLISTEN an act of listening 听 Have a listen to this new album! 听一听这张新专辑！Examples from the Corpuslisten• So go on Sounds readers, give All a listen.• They're definitely worth a listen.Origin listen Old English hlysnanlis·ten1 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1listen2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable attention is what Corpus someone pay to to |
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