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词汇 hearkening
释义 hearkening
present participle ofhearken
hearken
verb[ I ]
 literaryuk /ˈhɑː.kən/ us /ˈhɑːr.kən/
to listen(用于告诉某人)听
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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binaurally
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ear
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hearing
hearken
lend
lend an earidiom
listenable
monaural
monaurally
non-auditory
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prick

Examples of hearkening


hearkening

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


He was thus hearkening back to earlier colonial times, in keeping with his humbling experience of having lost an assembly seat to a tavern keeper for want of campaigning.
Hearkening to prayers of comrades, the two heroes reconciled at last.
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The developers designed its controls with the intent of hearkening back to the era of spinner controls traditionally used in paddle games.
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He suggests this may get the brothers to stick their heads up, a tactic hearkening back to his past as a sniper in the trenches.
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In this verse the guards of the tomb, after being present for an angel hearkening the resurrection, are bribed by the priests to lie about what they saw.
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Raoul good-naturedly accepts her revelation, taking it in stride, and he invites her to dinner, clearly hearkening back to - and desiring to continue - their childhood friendship.
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