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hearken

/hahr-kuhn/US // ˈhɑr kən //UK // (ˈhɑːkən) //

听从,注意听,听从命令,聆听

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Archaic. to listen to; hear.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbhear
Forms: hearkening

Examples

  • In time, perhaps, “people… may then begin to think more coolly about this Matter, and hearken a little to Reason and Demonstration.”

  • The so-called People’s Ordinance hearkens back to 1919, when 85 percent of voters supported a measure mandating that the city collect trash from homes and allowed city leaders to levy fees for it.

  • Hearken to the bleating of newborn two-headed freak candidacy lambs.

  • And hearken to this latest warning by Kevin Sabet: cigarettes are legal, yet organized crime syndicates still smuggle them.

  • I hope you'll find it entertaining, but even more that you'll hearken to its message.

  • The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken diligently.

  • Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb.

  • Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.

  • And I appointed watchmen over you, saying: Hearken ye to the sound of the trumpet.

  • Hearken not to the words of the prophets that say to you: You shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they tell you a lie.