attention

英 [əˈtenʃn]

美 [əˈtenʃn]

n.  注意; 专心; 留心; 注意力; 兴趣; 关注; 殷勤; 关心
int.  注意; 立正

复数：attentions　

中考高考CET4考研TOEFLIELTS计算机

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.714 / COCA.591

同义词辨析

attentionheednotenotice【导航词义：注意】

牛津词典

noun

注意听 / 看 listening/looking carefully
• 注意；专心；留心；注意力
  the act of listening to, looking at or thinking about sth/sb carefully
  1. the report's attention to detail
     报告对细节的关注
  2. He turned his attention back to the road again.
     他把注意力转回到道路上。
  3. Small children have a very short attention span .
     幼儿的注意力持续时间很短。
  4. Please pay attention (= listen carefully) to what I am saying.
     请注意听我讲的话。
  5. Don't pay any attention to what they say (= don't think that it is important) .
     别在意他们所说的话。
  6. She tried to attract the waiter's attention .
     她试图引起服务员的注意。
  7. I tried not to draw attention to (= make people notice) the weak points in my argument.
     我尽量使人不察觉到我论证中的弱点。
  8. An article in the newspaper caught my attention .
     报上一篇文章引起了我的注意。
  9. I couldn't give the programme my undivided attention .
     我不能一心一意地关注这个方案。
  10. It has come to my attention (= I have been informed) that…
      我已获悉…
  11. He called (their) attention to the fact that many files were missing.
      他提请（他们）注意许多档案已经遗失这一事实。
  12. Can I have your attention please?
      请注意听我讲话好吗？
兴趣 interest
• 兴趣；关注
  interest that people show in sb/sth
  1. Films with big stars always attract great attention .
     有大明星演出的电影总是引起很大的兴趣。
  2. As the youngest child, she was always the centre of attention .
     身为幼女，她一直是大家关注的中心。
• 殷勤；关心
  things that sb does to try to please you or to show their interest in you
  1. She tried to escape the unwanted attentions of her former boyfriend.
     她尽量避开她过去男朋友多余的殷勤。
处理 treatment
• 特别照料（或行动、处理）
  special care, action or treatment
  1. She was in need of medical attention.
     她需要治疗。
  2. The roof needs attention (= needs to be repaired) .
     房顶需要修理了。
  3. for the attention of… (= written on the envelope of an official letter to say who should deal with it)
     由…办理（正式信件信封上的用语）
士兵 soldiers
• 立正姿势
  the position soldiers take when they stand very straight with their feet together and their arms at their sides
  1. to stand at/to attention
     立正站着；立正

exclamation

• 注意
  used for asking people to listen to sth that is being announced
  1. Attention, please! Passengers for flight KL412 are requested to go to gate 21 immediately.
     请注意！请KL412航班的乘客立即到21号门登机。
• 立正
  used for ordering soldiers to stand to attention

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 注意；留心；专注
  If you give someone or something yourattention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
  1. You have my undivided attention...
     我专心听你所讲。
  2. Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the province.
     其后，他将注意力转向了该省形势严峻的住房问题。
  3. ...young children with short attention spans.
     很难长时间保持注意力集中的小孩子
• N-UNCOUNT （尤指大众的）注意力，关注
  Attentionis great interest that is shown in someone or something, particularly by the general public.
  1. Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerable attention...
     副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。
  2. The conference may help to focus attention on the economy.
     此次会议可能有助于将关注焦点放在经济上。
• N-UNCOUNT 保养;照料;照顾
  If someone or something is gettingattention, they are being dealt with or cared for.
  1. Each year more than two million household injuries need medical attention.
     每年有超过200万起家中受伤事件需要医疗处理。
  2. ...a demanding baby who seems to want attention 24 hours a day.
     好像一天24小时都要人照看的难缠的宝宝
• N-PLURAL （尤指令人讨厌的）关注，殷勤
  You can refer to someone's efforts to help you, or the interest they show in you, as theirattentions, especially if you dislike or disapprove of them.
  1. The only way to escape the unwanted attentions of the local men was not to go out...
     避免被当地人指指点点的唯一办法就是闭门不出。
  2. The meeting was held away from the attentions of the media...
     会议的举行避开了媒体的关注。
  3. Some men are flattered by the attentions of a young woman.
     年轻女性的倾心会使一些男人飘飘然起来。
• N-UNCOUNT 注意;注意力
  If youbringsomethingtosomeone'sattentionordrawtheirattention toit, you tell them about it or make them notice it.
  1. If we don't keep bringing this to the attention of the people, nothing will be done...
     如果我们无法让群众一直关注此事，那将一事无成。
  2. We conclude by drawing attention to the issues around which the debate should focus.
     我们作总结时着重提到了辩论应该关注的一些问题。
• PHRASE （突然）吸引…的注意
  If someone or somethingattractsyourattentionorcatchesyourattention, you suddenly notice them.
  1. A faint aroma of coffee attracted his attention...
     淡淡的咖啡香味一下子吸引了他。
  2. He sat at one of the round tables and tried to attract her attention.
     他坐在其中一张圆桌旁边，想引起她的注意。
• PHRASE 关心/不关心；注意/不注意
  If youpay attention tosomeone, you watch them, listen to them, or take notice of them. If youpay no attention tosomeone, you behave as if you are not aware of them or as if they are not important.
  1. More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers...
     食品工业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻消费者。
  2. Other people walk along the beach at night, so I didn't pay any attention at first...
     入夜后还有人在沙滩上散步，起先我并没注意到。
  3. I was living just for myself and paying little attention to God.
     我过去只为自己活，哪管上帝怎么想。
• PHRASE 立正
  When peoplestand to attentionorstand at attention, they stand straight with their feet together and their arms at their sides.
  1. Soldiers in full combat gear stood at attention...
     全副武装的士兵们立正站着。
  2. The waiters stood to attention with napkins folded over their arms.
     服务员笔直站立着，餐巾折叠着放在他们的手臂上。

英英释义

noun

• the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
  1. no medical care was required
  2. the old car needs constant attention
  Synonym:careaidtending
• a courteous act indicating affection
  1. she tried to win his heart with her many attentions
• a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together
  1. the troops stood at attention
• the faculty or power of mental concentration
  1. keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention
• the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
  Synonym:attending
• a general interest that leads people to want to know more
  1. She was the center of attention

双语例句

• I was living just for myself and paying little attention to God.
  我过去只为自己活，哪管上帝怎么想。
• They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty
  他们得到指示要特别关注贫困问题。
• You have my undivided attention
  我专心听你所讲。
• History affords us lessons that merit attention.
  历史给我们提供了值得注意的借鉴。
• Soldiers in full combat gear stood at attention
  全副武装的士兵们立正站着。
• My shoes caught his attention
  我的鞋子引起了他的注意。
• He attracted listeners 'attention with his speech.
  他的演讲抓住了听众。
• You may feel unworthy of the attention and help people offer you
  你可能会觉得自己不值得别人关心和帮助。
• The conference may help to focus attention on the economy.
  此次会议可能有助于将关注焦点放在经济上。
• Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerable attention
  副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。