结构通常为:hear sb. out(代词宾格需置于短语中间,如 hear him out;名词宾语可放中间或后面,如 hear the explanation out / hear out the explanation,但前者更常用)。
1、 请求对方耐心听(让对方不要急于下结论或打断)
Please hear me out before you make a decision.(在你做决定前,请先听我说完。)
I know you’re frustrated, but just hear her out—she has a reason.(我知道你很沮丧,但先听她把话说完——她有原因的。)
2、 描述“没听完就行动”的反面(强调“完整倾听”的重要性)
He refused my idea without even hearing me out.(他甚至没听我说完就拒绝了我的想法。)
Don’t interrupt—let me hear the story out.(别打断——让我把这个故事听完。)
3、 劝他人保持耐心
Calm down and hear him out; he might have a solution.(冷静点,听他说完;他可能有解决方案。)
Let sb. finish(让某人说完)
Listen to sb. fully(完全听某人说)
Give sb. a chance to speak(给某人发言的机会)