harken

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɑːk(ə)n/    美 /ˈhɑɹkən/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard. US,alt-of,alternative,ambitransitive
    — Ev'n from the depths of Hell the Damn'd advance, / Th' Infernal Manſions nodding ſeem to dance; / The gaping three-mouth'd Dog forgets to ſnarl, / The Furies harken, and their Snakes uncurl.
  2. To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era). US,figuratively,intransitive
    — Bell argued that the manual approach was "backwards," and harkened to a primitive age where humans used gesture and pantomime.

词形变化

harkens present,singular,third-person harkening participle,present harkened participle,past harkened past

词汇关系

衍生词
harken back harkener

词源

See hearken
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