listening

1. VERB （注意地）听
   If you listen to someone who is talking or to a sound, you give your attention to them or it.
   1. He spent his time listening to the radio...
      他听收音机打发时间。
   2. Sonia was not listening.
      索尼娅没有用心听。
2. VERB 留神听；留心听
   If you listen for a sound, you keep alert and are ready to hear it if it occurs.
   1. We listen for footsteps approaching...
      我们留神听是不是有脚步声传来。
   2. They're both asleep upstairs, but you don't mind listening just in case of trouble, do you?
      他们都在楼上睡着了，但你不介意留神听着点以防万一吧？
   3. Listen out means the same as listen .
      listen out同listen
   4. I didn't really listen out for the lyrics.
      我没怎么注意听歌词。
3. VERB 听从；听信
   If you listen to someone, you do what they advise you to do, or you believe them.
   1. Anne, you need to listen to me this time...
      安妮，这次你得听我的。
   2. When I asked him to stop, he would not listen.
      我叫他停下，可他不听。
4. CONVENTION 听着；听我说
   You say listen when you want someone to pay attention to you because you are going to say something important.
   1. Listen, I finish at one.
      听我说，我一点钟收工。
5. CONVENTION 听我说
   You say listen up when you want someone to listen to what you are going to say.
   1. Okay, listen up, guys. We've got to talk a little about how you look.
      好了，听我说，各位。我们需要谈谈大家的形象问题。
6. CONVENTION （尤用于生气时）给我听好了
   You say listen here when you are going to say something important to someone, especially when you are angry at what they have done or said.
   1. Listen here, young lady. Don't you call me that!
      你给我听着，小姐。别那样叫我！

Do not confuse listen and hear. If you want to say that someone is paying attention to something they can hear, you say that they are listening to it. He turned on the radio and listened to the news. Note that listen is not followed directly by an object. You must always say that you listen to something. However, listen can also be used on its own without an object. I was laughing too much to listen. You use hear to talk about sounds that you are aware of because they reach your ears. You often use can with hear. I can hear him yelling and swearing.
不要混淆 listen 和 hear。listen to 表示注意听， 如：He turned on the radio and listened to the news（他打开收音机听新闻）。注意listen不能直接跟宾语，只能说listen to something。不过，listen亦可不带宾语单独使用，如：I was laughing too much to listen（我当时笑得太厉害了，根本没听）。hear 用来表示听见已经传到耳朵里的声音。它常与can连用，如：I can hear him yelling and swearing（我能听到他在大叫大骂）。

1. Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.
   听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。
2. He paused and cocked his head as if listening
   他停顿了一下，歪着头，好像是在听。
3. He gave the listening crowd a running commentary
   他给这一大群听众进行现场报道。
4. The course also features creative writing exercises and listening comprehension.
   这门课程也包括写作练习和听力理解。
5. In the daytime he stayed up in his room, sleeping, or listening to music
   他白天呆在自己的屋子里睡觉或听音乐。
6. He could diagnose an engine problem simply by listening
   他仅靠听就能判断发动机出了什么问题。
7. Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying
   任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。
8. While this conversation was going on, I was listening with earnest attention
   这场对话进行的时候，我聚精会神地听着。
9. Imagine you're lying on a beach, listening to the steady rhythm of waves lapping the shore
   想象一下你正躺在海滩上，倾听海浪有节奏地轻轻拍打海岸的声音。
10. He spent his time listening to the radio
    他听收音机打发时间。
11. Sonia was not listening.
    索尼娅没有用心听。
12. He kept his voice low-pitched in case someone was listening.
    他把声音放低以防被人听见。
13. Listening to customers is now part of the mantra of new management in public services.
    倾听顾客意见现在已成了公共事业机构每一届新管理层都会奉行的准则之一。
14. They got misty-eyed listening to records of Ruby Murray singing 'Danny Boy'.
    聆听着唱片里鲁比·默里演唱《丹尼男孩》的时候，他们泪眼模糊。
15. They have been listening to people's gripes, moans and praise.
    他们一直在倾听人们的牢骚、抱怨和表扬。
16. People were talking to him, listening to him, taking him places.
    人们和他交谈、听他讲话、带他游览。
17. He sat there listening as we put suggestions to him.
    我们给他提建议的时候，他坐在那儿听着。
18. He stood in the doorway, listening to her quiet, regular breathing.
    他站在走道里，听着她那沉静而规律的呼吸声。
19. We have made representations to ministers but they just don't seem to be listening.
    我们已经向部长们提出了抗议，但是他们却装聋作哑。
20. Listening to the scratchy recording, I recognized Walt Whitman immediately.
    听到沙哑的录音，我立刻知道那是沃尔特·惠特曼。
21. The Beatles — I never get tired of listening to them
    甲壳虫乐队——我是百听不厌。
22. He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.
    他坐在那儿，听着落地式大摆钟嘀嗒作响。
23. He went on listening to her, at times impatient and at times fascinated.
    他继续听她讲，有时很不耐烦，有时深受吸引。
24. The idea that people plan their radio listening is nonsense; most tune in impulsively.
    认为人们有计划地收听广播的观点完全是无稽之谈，大部分人是随意收听。
25. The children all sat quietly listening to the teacher telling stories.
    孩子们都乖乖儿地坐着听老师讲故事。
26. The students have improved their listening.
    这些学生的听力提高了。
27. He regained his listening after receiving acupuncture treatment.
    他经过针刺恢复了听力。
28. Some students were reading; some were listening to the radio.
    有些学生在看书，有些学生在听广播。
29. They are listening to the lecture with avid attention.
    他们聚精会神地听讲演。
30. I'm tired of listening to all this.
    这些话我都听腻了。

noun

1. the act of hearing attentively
   1. you can learn a lot by just listening
   2. they make good music--you should give them a hearing

   Synonym:    hearing