listen

verb

/ˈlɪsn/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they listen	/ˈlɪsn/ /ˈlɪsn/
he / she / it listens	/ˈlɪsnz/ /ˈlɪsnz/
past simple listened	/ˈlɪsnd/ /ˈlɪsnd/
past participle listened	/ˈlɪsnd/ /ˈlɪsnd/
-ing form listening	/ˈlɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈlɪsnɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] to pay attention to somebody/something that you can hear（注意地）听；倾听
- Listen! What's that noise? Can you hear it?听！那是什么响声？你能听见吗？
- Sorry, I wasn't really listening.对不起，我刚才没注意听。
- He had been listening at the door.他一直守在门口听动静。
- listen to somebody/something to listen to music/the radio听音乐╱收音机
- to listen to a song/an album听一首歌/一张专辑
- I listened carefully to her story.我认真听了她说的情况。
- He was listening intently to what she was saying.他专心地听她在说什么。
- You haven’t been listening to a word I’ve said!我说的话你一个字也没听进去！
You cannot ‘listen something’ (without ‘to’) I'm fond of listening to classical music. • I’m fond of listening classical music.
- He was hardly listening, for he had too much on his mind.他几乎没听，因为脑子里事情太多。
- I listened with half an ear to the conversation at the next table.我有一搭没一搭地听着邻桌的谈话。
- I was listening to the radio.我在听收音机。
- Lucy was only half listening to their conversation.露西心不在焉地听他们说话。
- Now, listen very carefully to what she says.现在请聚精会神听她讲。
- Pym listened impassively until the woman had finished.皮姆一直无动于衷地听着，直到那个女人说完。
- The guests were listening with great interest.客人们饶有兴趣地听着。
- They listened to the announcement in silence.他们静静地听着通告。
- We listened politely to his stories.我们礼貌地听着他的故事。
Topics TV, radio and newsa1, Musica1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- actively
- attentively
- carefully
- …
verb + listen
- will
- would
- not bother to
- …
preposition
- for
- to
phrases
- listen with one ear
[intransitive] (informal) used to tell somebody to take notice of what you are going to say（让对方注意）听着，注意听
- Listen, there's something I have to tell you.听着，我有事要告诉你。
[intransitive] to take notice of what somebody says to you so that you follow their advice or believe them听信；听从
- I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen.我警告过她，可她就是不听。
- listen to somebody/something None of this would have happened if you'd listened to me.你要是听了我的话，这一切就不会发生了。
- The government is willing to listen to any concerns that people have.政府愿意倾听人们的任何担忧。
- Why won't you listen to reason?你怎么就不听劝呢？
- You need to listen to me!你需要听我说！
- He refused to listen to her explanation.他拒绝听她解释。
- I didn't even bother to listen to his reply.我甚至懒得去听他的回答。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- actively
- attentively
- carefully
- …
verb + listen
- will
- would
- not bother to
- …
preposition
- for
- to
phrases
- listen with one ear
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词源Old English hlysnan ‘pay attention to’, of Germanic origin.