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单词 listen
释义
listen
verb[I]
uk
/ˈlɪs.ən/us
/ˈlɪs.ən/
A1
to giveattentionto someone or something inordertohearhim, her, or it:
听，倾听
Whatkindofmusicdo you listento?你听哪一类的音乐？
She does all thetalking- I justsitand listen.她一直在说——我只是坐在那里听。
You haven't listened to a word I've said!我说的话你一个字都没听！
We listened insilenceas thenamesof thedeadwerereadout.宣读死者的名字时我们都默默地听着。
Listen, we really need tosubmitourinsuranceclaimthisweekend.听着，我们确实需要在本周末解决我们的保险索赔问题。
Listento this! You canwinacarjust byansweringthreesimplequestions.听听这个！只要回答出3个简单的问题你就有可能赢得法国南部双人度假游。
Synonym
heedformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to listen to someone or something
  • listenAre you listening to me? I'm talking to you.
  • hearAn audience gathered to hear him speak.
  • eavesdropHe was eavesdropping on our conversation.
  • listen in onI wish my brother would stop listening in on my phone calls.
  • hear someone outAt least hear me out before you make up your mind.
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More examples
  • I listen to theradioin themorning.
  • Would you like to listen to somerecords?
  • Ithinkit'simportantto listen to bothsidesof theargument.
  • Hepausedfor amomentto listen and thencontinuedeating.
  • "Did youhearwhat I said?" "Eh? Say it again - I wasn't listening."
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Using the ears
  • attend
  • aural
  • aurally
  • be all earsidiom
  • catch
  • cloth ears
  • conductive
  • ears are flappingidiom
  • earshot
  • eavesdropper
  • grommet
  • hark
  • hark atsomeone!idiom
  • hearing
  • lend an earidiom
  • mishear
  • pin
  • prick
  • prick(something)up
  • sensorineural
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Grammar

Hearorlisten (to)?
‘Hearing’ is an event; it is something which happens to us as a natural process. ‘Listening’ is an action; it is something we do consciously.…

Phrasal verbs

listen in onsomething/someone
listen out forsomething
listen up
listen
noun[S]
ofteninformal
uk
/ˈlɪs.ən/us
/ˈlɪs.ən/
A1
theactof listening to something:
Have a listen to this! I've neverheardanything like it before.
Their newrecordhas just come out, and I gave it a listen.
More examples
  • I was given anexclusivefirst listen to the band'sridiculouslycatchytune.
  • It came on theradioand you just had toturnit upevenif it wasyourhundredthlisten.
  • Iloggedon to thewebsiteto have a listen for myself.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Using the ears
  • attend
  • aural
  • aurally
  • be all earsidiom
  • catch
  • cloth ears
  • conductive
  • ears are flappingidiom
  • earshot
  • eavesdropper
  • grommet
  • hark
  • hark atsomeone!idiom
  • hearing
  • lend an earidiom
  • mishear
  • pin
  • prick
  • prick(something)up
  • sensorineural
See more results »
(Definition oflistenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
listen
verb[I]
uk
/ˈlɪs.ən/us
/ˈlɪs.ən/
A1
to giveattentionto someone or something inordertohearhim, her, or it
听，倾听
Whatkindofmusicdo you listento?你听哪一类的音乐？
She does all thetalking- I justsitand listen.她一直在说——我只是坐在那里听。
You haven't listened to a word I've said!我说的话你一个字都没听！
We listened insilenceas thenamesof thedeadwerereadout.宣读死者的名字时我们都默默地听着。
Listen, we really need tosubmitourinsuranceclaimthisweekend.听着，我们确实需要在本周末解决我们的保险索赔问题。
Listento this! You canwinacarjust byansweringthreesimplequestions.听听这个！只要回答出3个简单的问题你就有可能赢得法国南部双人度假游。
More examples
  • I listen to theradioin themorning.
  • Would you like to listen to somerecords?
  • Ithinkit'simportantto listen to bothsidesof theargument.
  • Hepausedfor amomentto listen and thencontinuedeating.
  • "Did youhearwhat I said?" "Eh? Say it again - I wasn't listening."

Grammar

Hearorlisten (to)?
‘Hearing’ is an event; it is something which happens to us as a natural process. ‘Listening’ is an action; it is something we do consciously.…

Phrasal verbs

listen in onsth/sb
listen out forsth
listen up

listen| American Dictionary

listen
verb[I]
us
/ˈlɪs·ən/
to giveattentionto something you canhearor to apersonwho isspeaking:
Can you really listen tomusicwhile you doyourhomework?
Listen, we really need to do something about having thisplacepainted.

listener

noun[C]us
/ˈlɪs·ə·nər/
For manylisteners, themusicof the Beatles summed up thesentimentsof the 1960s.

Phrasal verb

listen in (onsomething)
(Definition oflistenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflisten

listen
Each one, on reaching the head of the queue, went first to see the founder, who listened and diagnosed the problem.
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He listens for the right word like a musician listening for the right note.
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He stood for the longest periods of time, listening to my grandmother.
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He listens to what you have to say.
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In this sense who can contest, who can represent and who gets listened to?
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He sometimes preached to congregations of some two to three thousand who listened to him with" much attention and willingness".
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Reading and listening can also help with speech and comprehension problems.
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In a complex orchestral passage, we shall probably not be aware of the piccolo unless we are specifically listening out for it.
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To improve your listening abilities, with all its attendant benefits, you must be prepared to learn how to do it.
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Radio broadcasts are another good means, but you should also try listening to the television.
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Note-taking aids concentration when you are listening to a lecture, watching a video or reading a book or article.
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Show others that you are listening to them.
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The use of language involves a number of skills, mainly speaking and listening; reading and writing.
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Also, listening to people's conversations can be very enlightening and suggestive of ideas.
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Unable to get a drink, the workers were standing around in the street listening to pacifist orators.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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