to listen
第三人称
listens
现在进行时
listening
过去式
listened
过去完成时
listened
1
听
to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making
- Listen closely, and you can hear the birds singing in the trees.
仔细听，你可以听到鸟儿在树上歌唱。
- The children listened in awe as the storyteller spun her tale.
孩子们敬畏地听着讲故事的人讲述她的故事。
- Apologies, I got distracted and wasn't listening closely.
抱歉，我分心了，没有仔细听。
- I found him listening behind the closed bedroom door.
我发现他在关着的卧室门后听。
- They enjoy listening to podcasts on their morning commute.
他们喜欢在早晨通勤时听播客。
2
听, 听从
to take notice of what someone says and consider or accept their advice
及物动词
- She should have listened to her doctor's advice about rest.
她本应该听从医生关于休息的建议。
- If you listen to your parents, you'll make better choices.
如果你听你父母的话，你会做出更好的选择。
- If only he had listened to his parents, he wouldn't be in trouble now.
要是他当初听了他父母的话，现在就不会有麻烦了。
- Despite my warnings, she refused to listen to my advice.
尽管我警告过，她还是拒绝听我的建议。
- The coach stressed the importance of listening to instructions on the field.
教练强调了在场上听指令的重要性。
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听, 仔细听
to listen carefully or pay close attention to what one is going to say
- Just listen for a moment—I’ll explain exactly what needs to be done.
听我说一会儿——我会解释到底需要做什么。
- Please listen to me before jumping to conclusions.
请在妄下结论之前先听我说。
- I need you to listen to my side of the story as well.
我也需要你听听我的说法。