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单词 hearken
释义 heark·en
verb
also hark·en \ˈhärkən, ˈhȧk-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English herkenen, from Old English heorcnian, hyrcnian; akin to Old Frisian herkia, harkia to listen — more at hark
intransitive verb
1. : to give ear : listen
 < hearkened without much mental comment — Theodore Dreiser >
 < hearkened to all they said night after night — Glenway Wescott >
 < stopped to hearken to the distant sound of another dog barking — Winnie Fitch >
2. : to listen with attention, sympathy, or acceptance of what is said : give respectful attention
 < the boy was hearkening to another — Fanny Butcher >
 < how was it possible … that nobody hearkened to Goethe's voice — J.P.Hodin >
 < the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists — G.M.Stephenson >
transitive verb
archaic : to give heed to : hear
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