listen

单词辨析:

hear listen overhear 【导航词义:听】
hear v. 听到,听见
〔辨析〕

指声音进入耳内,侧重于听的能力和结果,但不含注意之意。

〔例证〕

I often hear her sing.

我常听到她唱歌。

Can you hear me?

你能听见我说话吗?

listen v.
〔辨析〕

指有意识地倾听,强调行为的过程。

〔例证〕

Are you listening?

你在听吗?

He always listens to the teachers attentively in class.

上课时他一向专心听老师讲课。

He listened but didn't hear anything.

他听了,但什么也没听见。

overhear v. 无意中听到
〔辨析〕

多指在他人不注意或不知道的情况下偶然听到谈话的内容。

〔例证〕

I overheard them saying they were unhappy.

我偶然听到他们说,他们很不快乐。

He overheard the management discussing pay rises.

他无意中听到管理层在讨论加薪的事。

相关例句:

You had to listen hard to hear the old man breathe

你要仔细听才能听见老人的呼吸声。

I spent a long time trying to talk him round, but he just wouldn't listen.

我劝了他半天,他就是不听。

Listen, I finish at one.

听我说,我一点钟收工。

How dare you pick up the phone and listen in on my conversations!

你竟敢拿起电话偷听我的谈话!

Talk to a friend who will really listen and not brush aside your feelings

和一个能真正倾听你诉说并重视你感受的朋友谈谈。

Barbara White and her mother like to listen to music together, though their tastes don't harmonize.

尽管芭芭拉·怀特和她的母亲音乐品味不太一致,她们还是喜欢一起听音乐。