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单词 listen
释义 listen
 —listener,  n.  
 /lis"euhn/,  v.i.  
  1. to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
  2. to pay attention; heed; obey (often fol. by to): Children don't always listen to their parents.
  3. to wait attentively for a sound (usually fol. by for): to listen for sounds of their return.
  4.  Informal.   to convey a particular impression to the hearer; sound: The new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one.
  v.t.  
  5.  Archaic.   to give ear to; hear.
  6. listen in,
   a. to listen to a radio or television broadcast: Listen in tomorrow for the names of the lottery winners.
   b. to overhear a conversation or communication, esp. by telephone; eavesdrop: Someone was listening in to his private calls.
 [bef. 950; ME lis(t)nen, OE hlysnan; c. MHG lüsenen, Sw lyssna; akin to LIST5]
 Syn. 1. See hear.
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