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hearkening的意思

hearkening
英式音标['hɑrkən]
美式英标['hɑːk(ə)n]

基本解释

vi. 倾听;听给予注意

vt. 留心;听明白

英文词源

hearkening (n.)
Old English heorcnung "a harkening, listening; power of hearing" (see hearken).

实用例句

1. The officers cared little for hearkening to the complaints of their prisoners.
衙吏才不理会囚徒所抱怨的话呢.
来自辞典例句