| [/ˈlɪsn; ˋlɪsn/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (to sb/sth) try to hear sb/sth; pay attention 听; 倾听:
We listened carefully but heard nothing. 我们仔细地听, 但什麽也没听见. *
You're not listening to what I'm saying! 你没注意听我说 话! 用法:
2 [Ipr] ~ to sb/sth allow oneself to be persuaded by (a suggestion, request, etc) 听从; 听信:
I never listen to (ie believe) what salesmen tell me. 我从不听信推销员的话. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) listen to/hear reason => reason. 用法:
4 (phr v) listen (out) for sth wait alertly in order to hear (a sound) 留神等著听（某声音）:
Please listen out for the phone while I'm in the bath. 我洗澡时请你留心听著有没有电话来. listen `in (to sth) (a) listen to a radio broadcast 收听电台广播:
listening in to the BBC World Service 收听英国广播公司国际新闻节目.
(b) overhear (a conversation, etc) 偷听（谈话等）:
She loves listening in to other people's gossip. 她爱偷听别人闲谈. *
The criminals did not know the police were listening in, eg by tapping their telephone. 罪犯不知道他们一直受著警方的监听（如窃听其电话）. listen 2
n (usu sing 通常作单数) (infml) act of listening 听:
Have a listen and see if you can hear anything I can't. 你听有声音吗--我听不见. |