| 词汇 | listen |
| 释义 | listenWord family nounlistenabilitylistenerlistenershipadjectivelistenableverblisten lis·ten1 /ˈlɪsən/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [intransitiveI] 1 LISTENto pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you can hear 〔注意地〕听 Listen! There’s a strange noise in the engine. 听！引擎发出奇怪的声音。 listen to We sat around listening to music. 我们围坐着听音乐。 listen carefully/intently/hard etc The whole class was listening attentively. 全班学生都在专心听着。 Liz stood still and listened hard (=very carefully). 利兹静静地站着，仔细倾听。 5Listen is never followed directly by a noun. Use to and then a noun or a clause: Listen to what I say (NOT listen what I say). ► see thesaurus at hear listen 从不直接跟名词，须用 to，然后跟名词或从句: Listen to what I say (不说 listen what I say). 听我说。 2 spokenATTENTION used to tell someone to pay attention to what you are going to say 听着，听好〔用于告诉某人留意你要说的话〕 Listen, I want you to come with me. 听着，我要你跟我一起去。 3 THINK ABOUTto consider what someone says and accept their advice 听从，听信 I told him not to go, but he just wouldn’t listen. 我叫他不要去，可他就是不听。 listen to I wish I’d listened to Dad. 我当初要是听爸爸的话就好了。 She refused to listen to reason (=accept sensible advice). 她不听劝告。 n THESAURUS listen to pay attention to what someone is saying or to a sound that you hear I didn’t hear the answer, because I wasn’t listening when she read it out. He listened carefully to every word I said. pay attention to listen carefully to what someone is saying I nodded to show I was paying attention. She was tired and wasn’t paying attention to what he was saying. eavesdrop to secretly listen to someone else’s conversation by standing near them, hiding behind a door etc I caught him eavesdropping on our conversation. They spoke in quiet voices which made it hard to eavesdrop. overhear to hear someone say something, especially accidentally I overheard him say something about wanting to move house. Excuse me! I couldn’t help overhearing that you were planning a trip to Thailand. tune in (to something) to listen to a radio programme, or to someone using a radio transmitter Over a million people tune in to the programme each week. Tune in at the same time next week for the next episode. The equipment could be used by criminals to tune in to police broadcasts. tap to connect a piece of electronic recording equipment to a telephone system so that you can listen to people’s telephone conversations The police had tapped the phones of all three suspects. The president had to resign over an illegal phone-tapping operation. bug to hide a small piece of electronic recording equipment in someone’s room, car, office etc in order to listen secretly to what is said there Security agents bugged their offices and managed to get some evidence against them. Wells was convinced the house was bugged and insisted on playing loud music while we talked. n GRAMMAR: Comparison PHRASAL VERBSlisten You listen to someone or something: I love listening to classical music. ✗Don’t say: I love listening classical music.You listen to someone or something doing something: hearI listened to the rain falling on the roof. You hear someone or something: I heard a sudden shout. You hear someone or something do something: I heard something fall into the water. You hear someone or something doing something: I heard someone shouting. 4 listen for something phrasal verbphr v LISTENto listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound 留心听 Listen for the moment when the music changes. 留心听音乐变化的那一瞬间。 Examples from the Corpus listen for • The men at the party were listening for guarantees that they will not be left unprotected.• The minutes dragged while they listened for the first hum of the approaching helicopter.• The first step is listening for the key issues and emotional concerns of community people.• He watches Julio listen for the sound and not hear it. 5 listen in phrasal verbphr v a) LISTENto listen to a broadcast on the radio 收听〔电台的广播〕 to → tune in I must remember to listen in to the news. 我一定要记得收听新闻。 b) LISTENto listen to someone’s conversation when they do not want you to 偷听，窃听 on It sounded like someone was listening in on us. 好像有人在偷听我们谈话。 Examples from the Corpus listen in• Whenever her boss had one of his "private meetings", she always used to listen in.• We tried to listen in on their conversation, but they were talking too quietly.• They used to have hours of fun listening in on what people were doing in their hotel rooms. listen to• We organise to meet later and listen in to Radio 5.• Since then, police have been listening in to the frequency used by the gang.• Evidently Donald was listening in to what was being said. listen on• Mr Kelbie listened in on an extension.• She did not listen in on his phone calls or search his backpack.• At all times it was possible to listen in on interviews and to monitor the interviewer's work on a control screen.• Bush custom forbade anyone listening in on one of these conversations or interfering with the servants' duties.• The FBI had been listening in on their conversations for months. 6 listen out phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal LISTENto listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound 注意听，留心听〔某个声音〕 for Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up. 注意听宝宝的动静，当心她醒来。 Examples from the Corpus listen for• I was really afraid I'd not get it all down, and all the time he was listening out for me.• Even if Kirov was still listening out for radio contact, he was unlikely still to be in direct touch with the pilot.• When you read a work of history, always listen out for the buzzing.• He no longer had to consciously listen out for the psychic interference that pervaded the island. 7 listen up phrasal verbphr v spoken ATTENTIONused to get people’s attention so they can hear what you are going to say 注意，听着〔用于吸引别人注意听你将要说的话〕 Hey everybody, listen up! 喂，各位，注意听好！ Examples from the Corpus listen up• The directions are complicated so listen up.• Okay, class. Listen up. Open your books at page 33. Examples from the Corpus listen• Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself.• You had better be listening because I'm not going to repeat myself.• He listened carefully to every word I said.• Listen, don't panic. I'm sure we can get your money back.• If you listen hard, you can hear the sound of the sea in the distance.• Listen, I've just had a really good idea.• If you listened in class you might get better grades.• Mrs Singh leaned forward, listening intently as they explained the procedure to her.• The company has begun to listen more carefully to its customers, in a determined attempt to improve customer service.• Listen! There's someone coming upstairs!• Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.• Why should the adventurers stop and listen to any of this?• One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to great voices.• I could hear foreign voices raised in the kitchen and stopped listening to my companions.• I also listen to Oscar Peterson.• I could listen to Placido Domingo all day -- he has such a beautiful voice!• He listened to relaxation tapes and practiced breathing exercises to stop hyperventilating.• They had to sit listening to talk about people they had not met, only heard of.• I didn't hear the answer, because I wasn't listening when she read it out. listen to• What station are you listening to?• Bob warned us about this. I wish I'd listened to him.• I always listen to the news while I have my breakfast.• I like listening to the radio.• Lucy sat in her car, listening to the radio.• You tell him Dad - I'm sure he'll listen to you.• I wish I'd listened to your advice. listen to reason• Sonnenberg shrugged, as if to say that his client wouldn't listen to reason.• The child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason. listen2 noun 1 a listen British EnglishBrE informalLISTEN an act of listening 听 Have a listen to this new album! 听一听这张新专辑！ Examples from the Corpus listen• So go on Sounds readers, give All a listen.• They're definitely worth a listen. Old English hlysnan |
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