listen
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they listen | |
| he / she / it listens | |
| past simple listened | |
| past participle listened | |
| -ing form listening |
- [intransitive]
to pay attention to somebody/something that you can hear （注意地）听；倾听 Listen! What's that noise? Can you hear it? 听！那是什么响声？你能听见吗？ Sorry, I wasn't really listening. 对不起，我刚才没注意听。 He had been listening at the door. 他一直守在门口听动静。 - listen to somebody/something
to listen to music/the radio 听音乐╱收音机 to listen to a song/an album 听一首歌/一张专辑 I listened carefully to her story. 我认真听了她说的情况。 He was listening intently to what she was saying. 他专心地听她在说什么。 You haven’t been listening to a word I’ve said! 我说的话你一个字也没听进去！
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa1, Musica1He was hardly listening, for he had too much on his mind. 他几乎没听，因为脑子里事情太多。 I listened with half an ear to the conversation at the next table. 我有一搭没一搭地听着邻桌的谈话。 I was listening to the radio. 我在听收音机。 Lucy was only half listening to their conversation. 露西心不在焉地听他们说话。 Now, listen very carefully to what she says. 现在请聚精会神听她讲。 Pym listened impassively until the woman had finished. 皮姆一直无动于衷地听着，直到那个女人说完。 The guests were listening with great interest. 客人们饶有兴趣地听着。 They listened to the announcement in silence. 他们静静地听着通告。 We listened politely to his stories. 我们礼貌地听着他的故事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- attentively
- carefully
- …
- will
- would
- not bother to
- …
- for
- to
- listen with one ear
- [intransitive] (informal)
used to tell somebody to take notice of what you are going to say （让对方注意）听着，注意听 - [intransitive]
to take notice of what somebody says to you so that you follow their advice or believe them 听信；听从 I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen. 我警告过她，可她就是不听。 - listen to somebody/something
None of this would have happened if you'd listened to me. 你要是听了我的话，这一切就不会发生了。 The government is willing to listen to any concerns that people have. 政府愿意倾听人们的任何担忧。 Why won't you listen to reason? 你怎么就不听劝呢？
Extra ExamplesYou need to listen to me! 你需要听我说！ He refused to listen to her explanation. 他拒绝听她解释。 I didn't even bother to listen to his reply. 我甚至懒得去听他的回答。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- actively
- attentively
- carefully
- …
- will
- would
- not bother to
- …
- for
- to
- listen with one ear
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Word OriginOld English hlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Germanic origin.