資料來源 : pyDict

聽,傾聽,收聽,聆聽,聽取

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Listen \Lis"ten\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS.
   hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to
   listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in suspense, OHG.
   hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr. ?, and E. loud. [root]41. See
   {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]
   1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to
      give ear; to hearken; to attend.

            When we have occasion to listen, and give a more
            particular attention to same sound, the tympanum is
            drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.

   2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to
      obey.

            Listen to me, and by me be ruled.     --Tennyson.

   {To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]

            Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;
            scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and
            professors.                           --Fuller.

   Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.

Listen \Lis"ten\, v. t.
   To attend to. [Obs.] --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

listen
     v 1: hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
     2: listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must
        hear the expert before we make a decision" [syn: {hear}, {take
        heed}]
     3: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of
        the old men" [syn: {heed}, {mind}]