单词 | listener |
释义 | listenerlis‧ten‧er /ˈlɪsənə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who listens► listener Collocations someone who is listening to a speech, piece of music etc, or who regularly listens to a particular radio programme or station: · He paused momentarily to check that his listeners had fully appreciated the humour of his remark.· The programme already has more than two million listeners across the country. ► audience a group of people who watch and listen to someone speaking or performing in public, or who listen to a radio or television programme or station: · The second comedian really made the audience laugh.· The audience consisted mainly of young girls under sixteen.· WMLD's audience is mainly young and black.· These two programs are both news and current affairs, but they cater for very different audiences. ► be a good listener if someone is a good listener , they always listen carefully and sympathetically when someone else is talking: · Cara's a really good listener, so she always has someone telling her their problems. someone who watches television or listens to the radio► viewer someone who watches television - used especially by people in the television business: · a programme that appeals to younger viewers· Some shows are cancelled before they get a chance to attract any viewers.· The networks have lost a substantial number of viewers to cable and video rentals. ► listener someone who listens to the radio - used especially by people in the radio business: · KCEA, a big-band radio station, relies on money from its listeners to keep running.· The station was flooded with calls from listeners after the show. ► audience all the people who watch or listen to a particular programme: · MTV's core audience is 18 to 24 year olds.· The program has an estimated audience of 5 million households. ► couch potato informal someone who watches too much television, and does not do other things: · Older adults who exercise are mentally sharper than their couch potato peers.· Use your free time creatively to show children there is more to life than being a couch potato. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► good Phrases· People liked her because she was steady, sensible, a good listener.· Be a good listener and do not demand that children reveal all that they do or think.· Zach said he was a good listener and that he was a sensitive being.· They also were good listeners and skilled communicators, had good human relations skills, and were keenly interested in the subject.· And apart from the information you get, being a good listener helps the other side to relax and have confidence in you.· In the Collins family, Kevin was not actually told stories about how he, too, was a good listener.· This is sometimes reversed; wives are not always good listeners.· Seek not only to be understood but to understand-be a good listener. ► sympathetic· It will give you the opportunity to discuss your problems with a sympathetic listener. ► young· And many of these were younger listeners too.· We go along with the theory that younger listeners will identify themselves with the group Cancer.· The younger listeners also produce about three times as many simple requests as the older listeners. NOUN► radio· I felt I was fortunate in being in a position to brighten the lives of radio listeners.· We found many people, including a large number of radio listeners, who were ill-informed on these matters. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a good/sympathetic listener 1someone who listens to the radio → viewer: a new programme for younger listeners2a good/sympathetic listener someone who listens carefully and sympathetically to other people
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