listen
v. (注意地)听; 留心听; 听从
n. 听
If you listen to someone who is talking or to a sound, you give your attention to them or it.
He spent his time listening to the radio...
他听收音机打发时间。
Sonia was not listening.
索尼娅没有用心听。
If you listen for a sound, you keep alert and are ready to hear it if it occurs.
We listen for footsteps approaching...
我们留神听是不是有脚步声传来。
They're both asleep upstairs, but you don't mind listening just in case of trouble, do you?
他们都在楼上睡着了,但你不介意留神听着点以防万一吧?
If you listen to someone, you do what they advise you to do, or you believe them.
Anne, you need to listen to me this time...
安妮,这次你得听我的。
When I asked him to stop, he would not listen.
我叫他停下,可他不听。
You say listen when you want someone to pay attention to you because you are going to say something important.
Listen, I finish at one.
听我说,我一点钟收工。
You say listen up when you want someone to listen to what you are going to say.
Okay, listen up, guys. We've got to talk a little about how you look.
好了,听我说,各位。我们需要谈谈大家的形象问题。
You say listen here when you are going to say something important to someone, especially when you are angry at what they have done or said.
Listen here, young lady. Don't you call me that!
你给我听着,小姐。别那样叫我!
1. hear with intention;
2. listen and pay attention;
3. pay close attention to; give heed to;
hear, listen, overhear
这些动词均含"听"之意。
listen in
偷听:听别人的谈话;偷听
打开广播,收听广播
Now listen carefully everybody.
请大家仔细地听.
That child! Whatever you said, he simply wouldn't listen.
这孩子, 饶怎么说他也不听.
I told him not to go, but he just wouldn't listen.
我叫他别去, 可是他偏偏不听.
She leant forward eagerly to listen to him.
她急切地向前弯着腰听他说.
I heard them talking but I didn't listen to what they were saying.
我听见他们在谈话,可是没有听他们在谈什么.