| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-listen-to-someone-or-something |
| 释义 | to listen to someone or somethingThese words are used when you are giving someone or something your attention so that you can understand the words being said. One of the most common words for this is listen. Listen is used when you are paying attention to someone who is talking, or you are paying attention to something that is being said. Are you listening to me? I'm talking to you. Shush - I'm listening to the announcement. The opposite of listen is ignore. Just ignore him - nothing he says will be worth hearing. For more opposites of listen, see the article at ignore. Hear can sometimes be used instead of listen. An audience gathered to hear him speak. If someone listens to another person's conversation without them knowing, the verb eavesdrop or the phrasal verb listen in on is often used. He was eavesdropping on our conversation. I wish my brother would stop listening in on my phone calls. If you want someone to listen until you have said everything you want to say, you could use the phrasal verb hear someone out. At least hear me out before you make up your mind. If you suddenly start to listen to something carefully because you have heard something interesting, you could say that you prick up your ears. I heard my name mentioned and I pricked up my ears. |
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