listening

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
    — This symphony grows on me more and more with each listening.
  2. An educational exercise involving listening.
    — OK, students, today we're going to do a couple of listenings about the environment, then a reading about crime.
  3. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
    — You can improve your listening well by watching English-language films.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of listen form-of,gerund,participle,present
    — It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of something or someone that listens. not-comparable
    — Any listening person can tell she's lying.
  2. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear. not-comparable
    — He could hear better when he used his listening device.
  3. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds. not-comparable
    — The safest cover lay close under the wall of the cañon, and here through the dense thickets Venters made his slow, listening advance toward the oval.

词形变化

listenings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
must-listening active listening baby listening easy listening listening comprehension listening device listening fatigue listening watch social listening

词源

词源 1
From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen + -ing.
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