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单词 listen
释义 lis·ten
I. \ˈlisən\ verb
(listened ; listened ; listening \-s(ə)niŋ\ ; listens)
Etymology: Middle English listnen, alteration (influenced by listen to listen, from Old English hlystan, from hlyst hearing) of Old English hlysnan; akin to Old High German lūstrēn to listen, Old Norse hlust hearing, ear, Old Irish cluas ear, Sanskrit śroṣati he hears, Old English hlūd loud — more at loud
transitive verb
archaic : to give ear to : hear
 < lady, vouchsafe to listen what I say — Shakespeare >
intransitive verb
1. : to pay attention to sound : perceive with the ear
 < stood erect and quiet as if listening — O.E.Rölvaag >
 < partial heart block may be determined by listening with the stethoscope — H.G.Armstrong >
 < he'd listen nervously to the gunfire — Ira Wolfert >
 < liked to follow him about and talk with him or listen to him ask … devastating questions of their elders — Irwin Edman >
— often used in imperative
 < listen to this from a great philosopher — Brand Blanshard >
— used dialect with at
 < listen at that mother bird — J.H.Stuart >
 < got a radio … we could listen at — Vereen Bell >
2. : to hear with thoughtful attention : consider seriously : heed
 < have heard but not listened — R.L.Shayon >
 < frame an issue to which voters would listen — F.L.Paxson >
 < had not the slightest intention of listening to the grievances of the colonies — H.E.Scudder >
3. : to be alert to catch an expected sound — usually used with for
 < listened for his step in the hall >
4. slang : to make an impression on a listener : sound
 < it doesn't listen right — Mark Reed >
 < it listens to me as though the wise guys had been giving him a tip to lay off — New Republic >
 < why do some bands listen better than others — Musical Enterprise >
II. noun
(-s)
: an act of listening
 < listened, and with each listen the game grew clearer — Rudyard Kipling >
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