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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