| 词组 | listen |
| 释义 | listen [listened, listened, listening] listen in 1. listen in to secretly listen to someone's private conversation, especially on the telephone: ▪ Peter had picked up the other phone and was listening in when I got the news. + on ▪ As children, we used to creep downstairs and listen in on what the adults were saying. ■ SIMILAR TO: eavesdrop 2. listen in to listen to a radio programme, especially one involving conversation + to ▪ I often listen in to the 'Today' programme on my way into work. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑listen listen for listen for sth to listen carefully so that you will hear a sound that you are expecting or hoping to hear: ▪ I lay awake for a while, listening for the sound of his steps on the stairs. ▪ Marcus picked up the phone and listened for the dialling tone. listen out for listen out for sth to listen carefully in order to hear something that you are expecting or hoping to hear: ▪ She lay in bed listening out for the sound of his feet on the stairs. ▪ Farmers are being urged to listen out for flood warnings. |
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