listening
listening — 動詞
1. to make a conscious effort to hear a person's voice, music, or other sounds, giv
聽；聆聽
專心注意聽某人說話或聲音
to make a conscious effort to hear a person's voice, music, or other sounds, giving them your full attention so you can understand or enjoy them
The librarian asked the children to stop talking and listen to the story.
圖書館員請孩子們停止說話，好好聽故事。
pattern: stop + verb-ing, and + listen + to + noun
Jisoo put down her phone and listened carefully to what her mother was saying.
Jisoo 放下手機，仔細聽著母親說的話。
listen + carefully + to + wh-clause
Listening to soft music before bed helps Quinn fall asleep more quickly.
睡前聽輕柔的音樂有助於 Quinn 更快入睡。
gerund as subject: Listening + to + noun
Naoko turned off the television so she could listen for sounds from the baby room.
Naoko 關掉電視，這樣她才能聽到嬰兒房傳來的聲音。
listen + for + [expected sound]
The audience sat quietly in the dark theatre, listening to every word of the play.
觀眾靜靜坐在漆黑的戲院裡，仔細聽著劇中的每一句臺詞。
- listen carefully
- listen attentively
- listen closely
- listen to music
- listen to advice
- listen to a speech
- listen for the doorbell
- listen for footsteps
- stop and listen
- sit and listen
- hear
Hearing can happen without any effort on your part (e.g., hearing traffic outside). Listening always involves a conscious choice to pay attention.
- pay attention (to)
Broader than listen — you can pay attention to a visual demonstration or a text, not just sounds.
文法句型
listen + to + noun / pronoun
listen + for + noun phrase
listen + to + noun + verb-ing
listening + to + noun (gerund as subject)
用法筆記
Unlike 'hear,' which can happen without effort, 'listen' always requires deliberate attention. When mentioning the thing being heard, the preposition 'to' is required: 'listen to music', not 'listen music'. The structure 'listen for' is used when you are waiting to catch an expected sound, such as a doorbell or a baby's cry.