listen
v. (注意地)聽; 留心聽; 聽從
n. 聽
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...
他聽收音機打發時間。
Sonia was not listening.
索尼婭沒有用心聽。
If you listen for a sound, you keep alert and are ready to hear it if it occurs.
We listen for footsteps approaching...
我們留神聽是不是有腳步聲傳來。
They're both asleep upstairs, but you don't mind listening just in case of trouble, do you?
他們都在樓上睡著了,但你不介意留神聽著點以防萬一吧?
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,這次你得聽我的。
When I asked him to stop, he would not listen.
我叫他停下,可他不聽。
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.
聽我說,我一點鐘收工。
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,聽我說,各位。我們需要談談大家的形象問題。
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!
你給我聽著,小姐。別那樣叫我!
1. hear with intention;
2. listen and pay attention;
3. pay close attention to; give heed to;
hear, listen, overhear
這些動詞均含"聽"之意。
listen in
偷聽:聽別人的談話;偷聽
開啟廣播,收聽廣播
Now listen carefully everybody.
請大家仔細地聽.
That child! Whatever you said, he simply wouldn't listen.
這孩子, 饒怎麼說他也不聽.
I told him not to go, but he just wouldn't listen.
我叫他別去, 可是他偏偏不聽.
She leant forward eagerly to listen to him.
她急切地向前彎著腰聽他說.
I heard them talking but I didn't listen to what they were saying.
我聽見他們在談話,可是沒有聽他們在談什麼.