大家好,我是雨霓。今天是与听相关的系列最后一期,让我们来看看和listen这个大家都熟悉的词相关的短语吧。
listen in on sth/sb
偷听,窃听 If you listen in on a conversation or on someone talking, you listen, especially secretly, without saying anything.
例句:
I wish Dad would stop listening in on my phone conversations.
我希望爸爸不再偷听我的电话。
listen out for sth
等着听,注意听to make an effort to hear a noise that you are expecting
例句:
Would you listen out for the phone while I'm in the garden?
我在花园里的时候你帮我听着点电话好吗?
I must be hearing things
我想我一定是听错了(表示不相信某事)said when you cannot believe something because it is so unlikely
例句:
He's offered to wash the dishes - I must be hearing things.
他主动提出要洗盘子——我一定是听错了。
lend an ear
聆听,倾听
to listen to someone with sympathy
例句:
Claire's always one to lend a sympathetic ear if you have problems.
你有什么问题时,克莱尔总是乐于倾听。