| 单词 | listen |
| 释义 | listen (once / 35 pages) v If you really listen late at night after everyone's asleep, you'll hear the noises your house makes — the creaking of walls and floors, the hum of the refrigerator, the banging of the radiators. When you listen to something, you don't just hear it, but you really pay attention to the sounds. You can listen to music, listen for the sound of your guests arriving, or listen to the advice your grandfather gives you. The phrase listen in means to eavesdrop on, or deliberately overhear, a conversation. The t in the middle of the word listen is silent (you can't hear it even if you listen). WORD FAMILYlisten: listened, listener, listening, listens+/listener: listeners/listening: listenings, relistening USAGE EXAMPLESWe are committed to listening to our community and evolving. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “The goal is to be able to listen without reacting.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Hopefully they'll be able to listen - and then start to moderate. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1v hear with intention Listen to the sound of this cello Hypo|Hyper hear out listen to every detail and give a full hearing to listen inlisten quietly, without contributing to the conversation advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heedgive heed (to) hark, harken, hearkenlisten; used mostly in the imperative eavesdrop, listen inlisten without the speaker's knowledge fixatepay attention to exclusively and obsessively bug, intercept, tap, wiretaptap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 2v listen and pay attention Listen to your father Syn|Hypo|Hyper hear, take heed incline bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet direct one's attention on something 3v pay close attention to; give heed to Syn|Hyper heed, mind obey be obedient to |
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