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| /ˈlɪsn/ |
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| 1 | to pay attention to a sound , or to try to hear a sound 听；倾听 |
| When he speaks, everybody listens. 他讲话时大家都在倾听。 |
| +to Do you like listening to music? 你喜欢听音乐吗？ |
| +for She was listening for the sound of his key in the lock. 她听着他的钥匙在锁孔里转动的声音。 |
| listen carefully Listen carefully to the instructions. 请认真听这些指令。 |
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| 2 | to pay attention to what someone tells you and do what they suggest 听从；听信 |
| I’ ve tried to give Jerry advice, but he just won’ t listen. 我试着给杰里提建议，但他就是不听。 |
| +to Don’ t listen to him – he doesn’ t know anything about it. 别听他的，他对此事一无所知。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | listen (here) spoken
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| used when you want someone to pay attention to what you are saying , especially when you are annoyed with them |
| （用于引起对方注意，尤用于气恼时）听着 |
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| Now listen here, you, I’ m not paying any more than we agreed. 现在你给我听着，我要付的钱不会超出我们先前商定的数额。 |
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| Words frequently used with listen | | listen 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently, politely, | 1 | | | |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌlisten ˈin |
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| | to secretly listen to what someone says 偷听；窃听 | +on Rachel was listening in on our conversation. 雷切尔在偷听我们的谈话。 | |
| - | ˌlisten ˈout |
| PHRASAL VB BRITISH |
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| | to listen carefully to try and hear a sound 留心听 | +for I was listening out for their footsteps. 我在留神听他们的脚步声。 | |
| - | ˌlisten ˈup |
| PHRASAL VB MAINLY AMERICANSPOKEN |
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| | used for getting the attention of a noisy group of people （用于引起闹哄哄的人群的注意）注意听 | Hey, listen up everybody! 嗨，大家都注意听着！ | |
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