attention

ә'tenʃәn
自考高考四级考研托福雅思 Collins 4

英文释义

n. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
n. a general interest that leads people to want to know more
n. a courteous act indicating affection
n. the faculty or power of mental concentration

中文翻译

n. 注意, 注意力
[计] 引起注意信号

4
Collins 星级
1
Oxford 级别
714
BNC 频率
591
使用频率

记忆技巧

attention 由前缀 ad-（到）和词根 tend（伸展）以及后缀 -tion（名词后缀）组成，意为“向某事物伸展心思”，可以理解为“注意”。

例句

1. Please pay attention to the instructions before starting the exam.
请在开始考试之前注意听说明。
2. The teacher said we need to focus our attention on the main topic.
老师说我们需要把注意力集中在主要话题上。
3. She raised her hand to get the attention of the speaker.
她举手引起演讲者的注意。

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