you can hear (注意地）听；倾听：to iisten to music 听 音乐◊ listen/ VVhat’s that noise? Can you hear it?听！ 那是什么响声？你能听见吗？ ◊ Sorry, J wasn’t reaHy listening.对不起，我没注意听。◊ Z listened carefully to her story.我认真听 T M 说的 1# 况。n^T3 You cannot ‘listen sth’ (without ‘to’) ： I'm fond of listening to clas­sical music, o I'm fend~of listening debssic&l musk.不.能 说 listen sth (不带介词 to ) : I’m fond of listening to clas­sical music..不作 I’m fond of listeniiig classical music.

2                 〜（to sb/sth) to take notice of what sb says to you so that you follow their advice or believe them 听备；听 从：None of this would have happened if you'd, listened to me.你要是听了我的话，1金一切就不会发生了。◊ Why won’t you Zisten to reason?你怎么就不听劝呢''?

3                  {informal) used to tell sb to take notice of what you are going to say {让对方_意 > 听着，注意听：iisten, there’s something J have to teH you•听着，我有事要告诉 你。'listen ('out) for sth to be prepared to hear a particular sound 會心私（某种声音）：Can you 〖isten out /or t/ze doorbeH?你 _ 留心 着门铃吗?■，丨isten 1 in (on/to sth) 1 to listen to a conversation that you are not supposed to hear 窃听；偸听；监听：Ybu shouldn’t Zisten in on other people’s conversarions•你不应该偷听别 人的谈话。2 to丨isten to a radio broadcast收杵丨无舍 电广播）listen 'up (//?/〇/771〇/，espec/fl.//y /V>\w£) used to tell people to listen carefully because you are going to say sth important注意听，曾心听（让人注意听因有要事 要讲）

■ noti/i [usually sing.] an act of listening 听：Have a listen to this.听一听这个。

lis-ten-able /'lisnabl/ adj. (informal) pleasant to listen to

/说耳的；好听的

"s.ten.er /.lisan^r)/ 1 a person who listens 听者： a good listener (= sb who you can rely on to listen with attention or sympathy) i乂.真倾听的人 2 a person listening to a radio programme 收听广播节目的人

'listening post noun a place where people who are part of an army listen to enemy communications to try to get information that will give them an advantage _(军&的）潜听哨

listeria /li'stiaria; NAmE -'stir-/ noun [u] a type of bacteria that makes pec^le sick if they eat infected 利斯特菌

list-ing /'listiq/ noun 1 [C] a list, especially an official or published list of people or things, often arranged in alphabetical order (灸;指按字母順排列的）表册，目 录，列表：a comprehensive feting o/a/Z airiines 所有航 线的综合目录 2 listings [pL] information in a news­paper or magazine about what films/movies， plays, etc. are being shown in a particular town or city (报章或 杂志有关某城市电影、戏剧等的）上映信息，演出信息： a Zistings mogazme 演出信息杂志 3 {C】a position or an item on a list (表册上的）缶置，如目：(business商) The company is seeking a stock exchange listing (= for trading shares).这家公司正在争取上市。

list.less /’listlas/ having no energy or enthusiasm 没 有活力的；无精打采的；不热情的SEIlethargic: TTie 沿ness Ze/t her /eeiing Zisdess and depressed.那场病 使她感到虚弱无ir，提不起精神。►丨ist.less.ly adv. list-less-ness noun [U]

’list price now/?, [usually sing:] (bi/s/wess 商）the price a.t which goods are advertised for sale, for example in a CATALOGUE (商品目录等中的）价目表价格，定价

lit pt, pp 〇f LIGHT

lit-any /'litani/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 a series of prayers to God for use in church services, spoken by a priest, etc., with set responses by the people连祷文，总祷文（连*启应 的祷文 > 2: ~ (erf (fo/Tm/) a long boring account- of a series of events, reasons, etc. 对一系列事件、原.因 等）枯燥冗长的陈述：a Htcmy 喋喋不休的

•抱怨

lite /lait/ adj. (informaf) 1 {especially NAm^} (of food or drink 去物或i 料）containing fewer calories than other types of food, and therefore less likely to make you fat (a way of spelling light)低热量的，清淡的 (light的一种拼写方法）：Zite ice cream低热量冰激凌 2 (used after a noun 用于名词后）（d/sflpprov/ng) used to say that a thing is similar to sth else but lacks many of

| 1181     lithography

its serious or important qualities 类似…的劣质品：

J vvouW describe this movie 〇5 ‘f/itchcocfc.〗ite’•我把这部

电影称为“模仿希区柯克导演手法的平庸之作”。 liter (NAmB) = litre

lit-eracy/literasi/ noun [U] the ability to read and write 读写能力：a campaign to promote aduZt Kteracy 提高成 人文化水平的运动◊ basic Htemcy sfcifc基本的读写技巧 pm ILLITERACY —See also COMPUTER LITERACY at COMPUTER-LITERATE

lit-eral /'literal/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase 字面意义 的 ’：I am not referring to 'small people in the literal sense 〇/the word.我指的不是字面意义上的“小”人。◊ The literal meaning of ipetrify, is 'turn to stone'. * petrify 的字面意思是turn to stone L变成石头）。一compare figurative(I), metaphorical 2 [usually before noun] that follows the original words exactly 完全按原文的： a literal translation 直译一compare free adj.{13) 3    lacking imagination 缺乏想象力的：Her

inte/pretation 〇/the music was. too ZitemZ.她演奏的音乐 太平淡乏味。►丨 it.er.a 丨.ness m>w/? [U] Hter.a_.ly/litarali/fltyv. 1 in. a literal way 按字面；.字面 上 ICT1 exactly ： The word 'planet7 literally means "waruierin^ bociy’. * planet —词字ffi上的意思是 wandering y。◊ Whe/i 了 toW you to_ 'get Zost’ J didn’t ejcpect to be enHteraZiy.我叫你“滚幵”，并没让你按字面意思来 理解呀。2 used to emphasize the truth of sth that may seem surprising (强调事实可能令人惊讶）真正地，_ 实地：rAere are HteraHy hundreds 〇/prizes to win.真的 有好几百份奖品可以领卩异。3 (/’n/orma/) used to empha­size a word or phrase, even if it is not literally true (加强即使字面意义并不真实的词语> 简直：HiteraHy jumped our〇/my s/dn•我简直给吓了一大跳。 lit-er-ary /'IitM'ari; NAmE -reri/ adj. 1 connected with literature 文学的；文学上的：ifterary criticism/fheory 文学批评 / 理论 2 (of a language or style of writing 语言 或'写作文体)_ suitable for or typical 七 a woric i>f litera­ture 适于文学作品的； 有典型文学作品特征的： Jt iv〇5 Chaucer who really turned English into a literary kmgua^e.是乔叟使矣语真正变成了文学语言。3 liking literature very much; studying or writing literature 爱 好文学的；从事文学研究（或写作）的：a Htera/y mem

p文人

'literary agent noun a person whose job is to repre­sent authors and persuade companies to publish their work作品经纪人，作家代理人 < 说服出版社出版作品） lit.er.ate /_litar9t/ ⑽..able to read and write 有读写能 ■力的；有女化的 EEH ILLITERATE — See also NUMERATE at NUMERACY, COMPUTER-LITERATE lit.er.ati /.lita'raiti/ the literati noun [pi] {formal) educated and intelligent people who enjoy literature ♦文人学士

lit-era-tlire /'litratja(r); NAmE also -tjur/ noun [U]

1 pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems (in contrast to tech­nical books and newspapers, , magazines, etc.) ;文 学作品：French Ziterature 疾.国文学◊ great works qf ifterature 文学.巨著 2 ~ (on sth) pieces, of.writing or printed information on a particular subject (■某.学科 的文献，著作，资料：J’vereacianthecivaiia^ZeKtera- ture on keeping rabbits.我阅读了我能找到的养兔的全部 资料。◊saZesiiterature推销商品的宣传资料 lithe /lai6/ adj. (of a person or their body A^A#) moving or bending easily, in a way that.is elegant 优.美 柔软的；易弯曲的；柔韧性好的►Hthelyadv. lith-ium /'liGiam/ noun [U] (symb Li) a chemical element. Lithium is a soft, very light, silver-white metal used in batteries and ■alloys.锂

Htho-graph /’Ii0agra:f; AM/nf -graef/ a picture

printed心lithograi^y平版印刷画 lithog-raphy /h'dografl; NAmE -'0a:g-/ noun (also informal litho /'laiQau; NAmE -Sou/) [U] the process of printing from a smooth surface, for example a metal plate, that has been specially prepared so that ink only sticks to the design to be printed.平版'印刷术► litho- graph-ic /,1109'graBfik/ adj.