b)LISTENto listen to someone’s conversation when they do not want you to 偷听,窃听
on
It sounded like someone was listening in on us.
好像有人在偷听我们谈话。
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listen in• Whenever her boss had one of his "privatemeetings", she always used to listen in.• We tried to listen in on their conversation, but they were talking too quietly.• They used to have hours of funlistening in on what people were doing in their hotel rooms.
listen to• We organise to meet later and listen in to Radio 5.• Since then, police have been listening in to the frequency used by the gang.• Evidently Donald was listening in to what was being said.
6listen outphrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrE informalLISTENto listen carefully so that you will notice a particular sound 注意听,留心听〔某个声音〕
for
Listen out for the baby in case she wakes up.
注意听宝宝的动静,当心她醒来。
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listen for• I was really afraid I'd not get it all down, and all the time he was listening out for me.• Even if Kirov was still listening out forradiocontact, he was unlikely still to be in directtouch with the pilot.• When you read a work of history, always listen out for the buzzing.• He no longer had to consciously listen out for the psychicinterference that pervaded the island.
7listen upphrasal verbphr v spokenATTENTIONused to get people’s attention so they can hear what you are going to say 注意,听着〔用于吸引别人注意听你将要说的话〕
listen• Take the time to sit back and listen and establish a routine for yourself.• You had better be listening because I'm not going to repeat myself.• He listened carefully to every word I said.• Listen, don't panic. I'm sure we can get your money back.• If you listenhard, you can hear the sound of the sea in the distance.• Listen, I've just had a really good idea.• If you listened in class you might get better grades.• Mrs Singh leanedforward, listening intently as they explained the procedure to her.• The company has begun to listen more carefully to its customers, in a determinedattempt to improve customer service.• Listen! There's someone coming upstairs!• Jezebel ... Don't listen to a word they say.• Why should the adventurersstop and listen to any of this?• One of Maya Angelou's own pleasures is listening to greatvoices.• I could hear foreign voices raised in the kitchen and stopped listening to my companions.• I also listen to Oscar Peterson.• I could listen to Placido Domingo all day -- he has such a beautiful voice!• He listened to relaxation tapes and practicedbreathingexercises to stop hyperventilating.• They had to sit listening to talk about people they had not met, only heard of.• I didn't hear the answer, because I wasn't listening when she read it out.
listen to• What station are you listening to?• Bobwarned us about this. I wish I'd listened to him.• I always listen to the newswhile I have my breakfast.• I like listening to the radio.• Lucy sat in her car, listening to the radio.• You tell him Dad - I'm sure he'll listen to you.• I wish I'd listened to your advice.
listen to reason• Sonnenberg shrugged, as if to say that his client wouldn't listen to reason.• The child is usually too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason.
listen2 noun
1a listenBritish EnglishBrE informalLISTEN an act of listening 听
Have a listen to this new album!
听一听这张新专辑!
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listen• So go on Sounds readers, give All a listen.• They're definitely worth a listen.
ADVERB | VERB + LISTEN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤actively, attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently積極傾聽;專心聽;認真聽;注意聽◇Now, listen very carefully to what she says.現在請聚精會神聽她講。➤half-heartedly, idly, passively了無興趣地聽;悠閒地聽;被動地聽◇He listened idly to the radio chatter.他悠閒地聽着電台裏的閒聊。➤half心不在焉地聽◇Lucy was only half listening to their conversation.露西心不在焉地聽他們說話。➤barely, hardly幾乎不聽◇He was hardly listening, for he had too much on his mind.他幾乎沒聽,因為腦子裏事情太多。➤calmly, patiently冷靜地/耐心地傾聽▸➤politely, respectfully禮貌地/恭敬地聽◇We listened politely to his stories.我們禮貌地聽着他的故事。◇The others listened respectfully to her words.其他人恭敬地聽着她的話。➤sympathetically同情地傾聽▸➤avidly, eagerly, raptly, with interest熱心地/熱切地/全神貫注地/有興趣地傾聽◇The guests were listening with great interest.客人們饒有興趣地聽着。➤in silence, quietly, silently默不作聲地/靜靜地/默默地傾聽◇They listened to the announcement in silence.他們靜靜地聽着通告。➤anxiously焦躁地聽▸➤in awe敬畏地聽VERB + LISTEN➤will, would願意聽◇Nobody will listen to me!沒人願意聽我講!◇I tried to warn her, but she wouldn't listen.我警告過她,可她就是不聽。➤not bother to不願費神去聽◇I didn't even bother to listen to his reply.我甚至懶得去聽他的回答。➤need to, should需要聽;應該聽◇You need to listen to me!你需要聽我說!➤be prepared to, be willing to準備好聽;願意聽▸➤refuse to拒絕聽◇He refused to listen to her explanation.他拒絕聽她解釋。PREPOSITION➤for留神聽◇We listened anxiously for the sound of footsteps.我們焦躁地等着腳步聲響起。➤to聽◇I was listening to the radio.我在聽收音機。PHRASES➤listen with one ear (NAmE) 無意中聽(到)◇I listened with one ear to the conversation at the next table.我無意中聽到了鄰桌的談話。