動詞 listen:

1. hear with intention
2. listen and pay attention
   同義詞：hear, take heed
3. pay close attention to; give heed to
   同義詞：heed, mind

1. She is listening to the radio.
   她在聽收音機(jī)。
2. I listened to their conversation.
   我傾聽他們的談話。

lis.ten

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
lis.tened,lis.ten.ing,lis.tens
To make an effort to hear something:
聽：努力地去聽到某事：
例句：
listen to the radio; listening for the bell.
聽廣播；聽鐘聲

To pay attention; heed:
注意：注意；留意：
例句：
.She encouraged me to listen carefully to what country people called mother wit.(Maya Angelou)
.她鼓勵我仔細(xì)地留意鄉(xiāng)村人所說的天生的智慧.(馬雅·安琪羅)

<常用詞組>listen in
To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop.
偷聽：聽別人的談話；偷聽
To tune in and listen to a broadcast.
打開廣播，收聽廣播
來源：
Middle English listenen
中古英語 listenen
alteration influenced by listen * see list 4
受 listen的影響 *參見 list4
of Old English hlysnan * see kleu-
古英語 hlysnan的變化 *參見 kleu-

【引伸】
lis.tener
n.（名詞）