英语短语"listen in"主要有两个核心含义,需结合语境区分,同时要注意介词搭配的差异:
指主动 tuned in to 接收媒体内容(如广播、 podcast、电视节目),强调“特意收听”。
搭配:`listen in to + 节目/媒体`(to 引出收听的对象)
例句:
I usually listen in to the BBC World Service while cooking dinner.(我做饭时通常收听BBC国际广播。)
Did you listen in to the live concert on the radio last night?(你昨晚收听收音机里的现场音乐会了吗?)
指秘密或未经允许地听取他人的交流内容(如对话、电话、会议),含“暗中获取信息”的意味。
搭配:`listen in on + 对话/交流`(on 引出被偷听的具体谈话)
例句:
The kids were listening in on their parents’ argument from the hallway.(孩子们在走廊里偷听父母吵架。)
The spy was accused of listening in on the government’s confidential calls.(那名间谍被指控监听政府的机密电话。)
有时可引申为“加入(正在进行的讨论)”(口语中较随意),相当于“join in a conversation”:
Can I listen in on your book club discussion? I’m curious about the novel too.(我能加入你们读书俱乐部的讨论吗?我也对这本小说很好奇。)
含义 | 搭配介词 | 示例对象 |
---|---|---|
收听(媒体节目) | to | the radio, a podcast |
偷听/监听(对话) | on | a conversation, a call |