listen
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UK listen vi: (actively hear)
SC 听 tīng
TC 聽
TC 聽
SC 注意地听 tīng，zhù yì de tīng
SC 聆听 tīng，líng tīng
Take a moment to be quiet and listen; what sounds can you hear?
安静一下，好好聆听，你能听见什么声音？
listen to [sth/sb] vi + prep: (actively hear)
SC 用心听，认真听
TC 用心聽
TC 用心聽
SC 留神听
Please be quiet; I am listening to the radio.
请安静，我正在认真听收音机。
listen for [sth/sb] vi + prep: (try to hear)
SC 留心听着
They listened for any sounds coming from the mine.
他们留心听着任何从矿里传来的声音。
listen to [sth] vi + prep: (consider)
SC 考虑 kǎo lǜ
TC 考慮
TC 考慮
SC 听进去
I would like them to listen to my proposal.
我希望他们能考虑我的提案。
listen to [sth/sb] vi + prep: (pay attention)
SC 注意听 zhù yì tīng
TC 注意聽
TC 注意聽
SC 好好听
Please listen to me carefully.
请注意听我要说的话。
Listen interj: (when making a point)
SC 听着
SC 听好了 tīng hǎo le
Listen, I'm in a hurry, could you please get to the point?
听着，我赶时间，能请你开门见山，直奔主题吗？
listen n: informal (act of listening)
SC 听 tīng
TC 聽
TC 聽
SC 聆听 tīng，líng tīng
A careful listen to any piece of music will often reveal things you'd never noticed before.
无论什么音乐，只要仔细聆听，你就能发现以前从没注意到的东西。
listen in vi phrasal: (on a discussion) (交谈)
SC 倾听，静静地听 qīng tīng
TC 傾聽
TC 傾聽
listen in vi phrasal: (to radio) (广播)
SC 收听 shōu tīng
TC 收聽
TC 收聽
listen in vi phrasal: (eavesdrop, listen secretly)
SC 偷听 tōu tīng
We were looking for somewhere we could talk privately, without anyone listening in.
listen out for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep: (try to hear)
SC 注意听 zhù yì tīng
TC 注意聽
TC 注意聽
SC 留心听
ability to listen n: (attentiveness)
SC 耐心倾听的能力 nài xīn qīng tīng de néng lì
An effective therapist has an ability to listen.
listen at the door v expr: (eavesdrop)
SC 在门口偷听 zài mén kǒu tōu tīng
You'll hear what they say if you listen at the door.
listen closely vi + adv: (be attentive)
SC 注意听 zhù yì tīng
TC 注意聽
TC 注意聽
SC 仔细听 zhù yì tīng，zǐ xì tīng
If you listen closely you can distinguish many birds by their different songs.
listen closely to [sth/sb], listen to [sth/sb] closely v expr: (be attentive)
SC 用心听
TC 用心聽
TC 用心聽
SC 聚精会神地听
The children listened closely to their grandfather's story.
listen in on [sth/sb] v expr: (listen without talking)
SC 倾听 qīng tīng
TC 傾聽
TC 傾聽
listen to reason v expr: (be persuaded)
SC 听劝 tīng quàn
I tried to explain, but the man simply would not listen to reason.
listen up interj: informal (pay attention, listen) (非正式用语)
SC 听好了，仔细听，听清楚了 tīng hǎo le，zǐ xì tīng，tīng qīng chǔ le
Listen up, class, I'm going to explain our next activity.