英语词汇“listen”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

listenlisten /ˈlɪsən/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYlisten

Origin: Old English hlysnan

VERB TABLE

listen

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	listen
	he, she, it	listens
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	listened
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have listened
	he, she, it	has listened
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had listened
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will listen
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have listened

Continuous Form
Present	I	am listening
	he, she, it	is listening
	you, we, they	are listening
Past	I, he, she, it	was listening
	you, we, they	were listening
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been listening
	he, she, it	has been listening
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been listening
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be listening
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been listening

COLLOCATIONS► listen carefully/intently

Listen carefully to what I’m about to say.

► listen hard

You have to listen hard to hear what he’s saying (=try to hear something that is quiet).

► listen here

Now listen here, you two – you know the rules (=used to emphasize, especially when you are angry).

► listen to reason

She refuses to listen to reason.

1to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear: I’m sorry. I wasn’t listening.listen to I like listening to the radio.listen carefully/intently Listen carefully to what I’m about to say. You have to listen hard to hear what he’s saying (=try to hear something that is quiet). → see Word Choice at hear2spoken used to tell someone to pay attention to what you are about to say: Listen, I have an idea. Now listen here, you two – you know the rules (=used to emphasize, especially when you are angry).3to consider carefully what someone says to you: I told him not to go, but he wouldn’t listen.listen to I wish I’d listened to your advice. She refuses to listen to reason. [Origin: Old English hlysnan]listen for somebody/something phrasal verb to listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound: Tom was listening for the phone.listen in phrasal verb to listen to someone’s conversation without him or her knowing it: listen in on The FBI had been listening in on their conversations for months.listen up phrasal verb spoken used to get people’s attention so they can hear what you are going to say: Listen up! Pat has an announcement.GRAMMAR: listenUse listen to (or sometimes listen for) when you mention the person or thing you are trying to hear: He’s listening to music. He hid in the closet, listening for the sound of footsteps. Don’t say: He’s listening music.