attention
attention
noun
[mass noun]
attentional
adjective
语源
noun
[mass noun]
- notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important
关注；注意
he drew attention to three spelling mistakes.
他注意到三个拼写错误。
you've never paid that much attention to her opinions.
你从未如此关注过她的想法。
■the mental faculty of considering or taking notice of someone or something
注意力
he turned his attention to the educational system.
他把注意力转移到了教育系统。 - the action of dealing with or taking special care of someone or something
关心；照料
her business needed her attention.
她的事业需要她专心致志。
he was found guilty of failing to give a patient adequate medical attention.
他被认定对病人的治疗没有尽责。
■[count noun](attentions)a person's interest in someone, especially when unwelcome or regarded as excessive
（尤指不受欢迎的或过分的）关注
his primary aim was to avoid the attentions of the newspapers.
他的首要目的是要避开报界的关注。
■[count noun](attentions)a person's actions intended to express sexual or romantic interest in someone, sometimes when unwelcome
殷勤
she felt flattered by his attentions.
他的殷勤使她觉得很荣幸。 - (Military)a position assumed by a soldier, standing very straight with the feet together and the arms straight down the sides of the body
(军)立正
Saunders stood stolidly to attention.
桑德斯笔直地立正。
we paraded outside for the Sergeant-Major, shivering at attention.
我们在外面为军士长进行队列操练，立正时瑟瑟发抖。
■[as exclamation]an order to assume such a position
立正！
attentional
adjective
语源
- late Middle English : from Latin attentio(n-), from the verb attendere (see attend)
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