-inclineone'searandlistenattentively;beallearsfor;craneone'snecktolisten;devoureveryword;harken[hearken]to;inclinetheeartolisten;listenattentively;prickupone'sears;strainone'sears;tiltone'sheadandlistencarefully:
Hewasbarelylisteninguntilthesalarywasmentioned.Thenheprickeduphisears.他几乎没有注意听讲些什么，但当提到工资时，他却侧耳细听。