n.(名词)

1. 殷勤，厚待
2. 注意，专心，留心
3. 注意力
4. 【军】立正，立正姿势
5. 检修，修理
6. 照料，照顾，关心，关照
7. 治疗
8. 关注，注目
9. 兴趣
10. 礼貌，客气

int.(感叹词)

1. 立正
2. 注意

n.(名词)

1. [U]注意,专心,留心 action of applying one's mind to sb/sth or noticing sb/sth
2. [P]殷勤,厚待 kind or thoughtful act

Noun:

1. the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

2. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something;

   "no medical care was required"
   "the old car needs constant attention"
   

3. a general interest that leads people to want to know more;

   "She was the center of attention"
   

4. a courteous act indicating affection;

   "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"
   

5. the faculty or power of mental concentration;

   "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
   

6. a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review;

   "the troops stood at attention"
   

1.注意；留心；专注
If you give someone or something yourattention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.

e.g. You have my undividedattention...
我专心听你所讲。
e.g. Later he turned hisattention to the desperate state of housing in the province.
其后，他将注意力转向了该省形势严峻的住房问题。

2.（尤指大众的）注意力，关注
attention is great interest that is shown in someone or something, particularly by the general public.

attention的近义词

e.g. Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerableattention...
副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。
e.g. The conference may help to focusattention on the economy.
此次会议可能有助于将关注焦点放在经济上。

3.保养;照料;照顾
If someone or something is gettingattention, they are being dealt with or cared for.

e.g. Each year more than two million household injuries need medicalattention.
每年有超过200万起家中受伤事件需要医疗处理。
e.g. ...a demanding baby who seems to wantattention 24 hours a day.
好像一天24小时都要人照看的难缠的宝宝

4.（尤指令人讨厌的）关注，殷勤
You can refer to someone's efforts to help you, or the interest they show in you, as theirattentions, especially if you dislike or disapprove of them.

e.g. The only way to escape the unwanted attentions of the local men was not to go out...
避免被当地人指指点点的唯一办法就是闭门不出。
e.g. The meeting was held away from the attentions of the media...
会议的举行避开了媒体的关注。

5.注意;注意力
If youbring somethingto someone'sattention ordraw theirattention to it, you tell them about it or make them notice it.

e.g. If we don't keep bringing this to theattention of the people, nothing will be done...
如果我们无法让群众一直关注此事，那将一事无成。
e.g. We conclude by drawingattention to the issues around which the debate should focus.
我们作总结时着重提到了辩论应该关注的一些问题。

6.（突然）吸引…的注意
If someone or somethingattracts yourattention orcatches yourattention, you suddenly notice them.

e.g. A faint aroma of coffee attracted hisattention...
淡淡的咖啡香味一下子吸引了他。
e.g. He sat at one of the round tables and tried to attract herattention.
他坐在其中一张圆桌旁边，想引起她的注意。

7.关心/不关心；注意/不注意
If youpay attention to someone, you watch them, listen to them, or take notice of them. If youpay no attention to someone, you behave as if you are not aware of them or as if they are not important.

e.g. More than ever before, the food industry is payingattention to young consumers...
食品工业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻消费者。
e.g. Other people walk along the beach at night, so I didn't pay anyattention at first...
入夜后还有人在沙滩上散步，起先我并没注意到。

8.立正
When peoplestand to attention orstand at attention, they stand straight with their feet together and their arms at their sides.

e.g. Soldiers in full combat gear stood atattention...
全副武装的士兵们立正站着。
e.g. The waiters stood toattention with napkins folded over their arms.
服务员笔直站立着，餐巾折叠着放在他们的手臂上。

1. 立正：现场指挥:指挥列队(LINE UP) 稍息(AT EASE) 立正(attention) 报数(NUMBER OFF) 点名(CALL ROLL)2.现场指挥点名后,向总指挥报告,航海通告概述由各国海上监督管理机构发布,属于修改、补充、订正各种航海图书资料及航行规定的内容,

1. Our attention was held throughout his long talk.
   我们始终专心听着他的长篇大论。
2. You must give your full attention.
   你必须全神贯注地做你所做的事。
3. She was convicted of driving without due care and attention.
   她被判犯有驾驶不专心之罪。
4. This letter is for the attention of Mr.Robinson.
   此信请鲁宾孙先生亲自处理。
5. It has been brought to my attention.
   我已获悉。
6. attention, please!The bus will leave in ten minutes.
   请注意!公共汽车十分钟后开。
7. He likes to be the centre of attention.
   他喜欢成为大家注意的人物。
8. She turned her attention to a new problem.
   她把注意力转移到一个新问题上。
9. If you distract his attention,I'll slip out of the room when he isn't looking.
   如果你引开他的注意力,我就在他看不到时溜出房间去。
10. He's got a very short attention span.
    他能集中注意力于某件事的时间很短。
11. The police should pay more attention to catching criminals.
    警方应多把注意力集中在捕捉罪犯上。
12. The company is now turning its attention to the luxury car market.
    公司现在正把注意力转移到豪华轿车的市场上。
13. Close attention is being paid to present movements in the money market.
    人们正密切注视着货币市场目前的动向。
14. Old cars need a lot of care and attention to keep them working.
    旧汽车需要特别注意保养。
15. I keep trying to attract the waiter's attention.
    我不断试着引起服务员的注意。
16. He showed his concern for his sick mother by his many little attentions.
    他对病中的母亲表现了无微不至的关心。
17. She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.
    他不时地向她大献殷勤,使她很难为情。

• The tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony.

  出自：Richard II,Shakespeare

• Brought to my attention three specimens of a mineral.

  出自：W. Lindgren

• I must have weakened my capacity for attention and observation.

  出自：Day Lewis

• Whenever he read anything aloud like this, he acted it straight through, which was why he held the attention of the little children so well.

  出自：E. Roosevelt

She soon becomes the centre of attention.

她很快成为大家注意的人物。

You should focus your attention on your work.

你应该把注意力放到工作上。

She gave her aging parents much attention.

她悉心照料年迈的双亲。

He didn't pay much attention to his surroundings.

他没有留心他周围的环境。

My mother always lavishes us with attention.

妈妈对我们关怀得无微不至。

Spring to attention when the captain enters.

上尉一进来，就要迅速立正站好。

Please pay attention (= listen carefully) to what I am saying.

请注意听我讲的话。

Don't pay any attention to what they say (= don't think that it is important) .

别在意他们所说的话。

She tried to attract the waiter's attention .

她试图引起服务员的注意。

I tried not to draw attention to (= make people notice) the weak points in my argument.

我尽量使人不察觉到我论证中的弱点。

An article in the newspaper caught my attention .

报上一篇文章引起了我的注意。

I couldn't give the programme my undivided attention .

我不能一心一意地关注这个方案。

(formal)It has come to my attention (= I have been informed) that'u2026

我已获悉…

(formal)He called (their) attention to the fact that many files were missing.

他提请（他们）注意许多档案已经遗失这一事实。

(formal) Can I have your attention please?

请注意听我讲话好吗？

Films with big stars always attract great attention .

有大明星演出的电影总是引起很大的兴趣。

As the youngest child, she was always the centre of attention .

身为幼女，她一直是大家关注的中心。

Small children have a very short attention span .

幼儿的注意力持续时间很短。

He turned his attention back to the road again.

他把注意力转回到道路上。

the report's attention to detail

报告对细节的关注

The waiters stood to attention with napkins folded over their arms.

服务员笔直站立着，餐巾折叠着放在他们的手臂上。

Soldiers in full combat gear stood at attention...

全副武装的士兵们立正站着。

Other people walk along the beach at night, so I didn't pay any attention at first...

入夜后还有人在沙滩上散步，起先我并没注意到。

More than ever before, the food industry is paying attention to young consumers...

食品工业比以往任何时候都更加关注年轻消费者。

He sat at one of the round tables and tried to attract her attention.

他坐在其中一张圆桌旁边，想引起她的注意。

A faint aroma of coffee attracted his attention...

淡淡的咖啡香味一下子吸引了他。

We conclude by drawing attention to the issues around which the debate should focus.

我们作总结时着重提到了辩论应该关注的一些问题。

If we don't keep bringing this to the attention of the people, nothing will be done...

如果我们无法让群众一直关注此事，那将一事无成。

...a demanding baby who seems to want attention 24 hours a day.

好像一天24小时都要人照看的难缠的宝宝

The only way to escape the unwanted attentions of the local men was not to go out...

避免被当地人指指点点的唯一办法就是闭门不出。

The meeting was held away from the attentions of the media...

会议的举行避开了媒体的关注。

You have my undivided attention...

我专心听你所讲。

Later he turned his attention to the desperate state of housing in the province.

其后，他将注意力转向了该省形势严峻的住房问题。

Volume Two, subtitled 'The Lawyers', will also attract considerable attention...

副标题为“律师”的第二册也将获得广泛关注。

The conference may help to focus attention on the economy.

此次会议可能有助于将关注焦点放在经济上。

Each year more than two million household injuries need medical attention.

每年有超过200万起家中受伤事件需要医疗处理。

n.(名词)

1. attention表示“注意”时,是不可数名词; 用作可数名词时,指具体活动,表示“殷勤”“款待”,常用复数形式。
2. call sb's attention to sth 或call sth to sb's attention都表示要某人注意某事。bring sb to the attention of sb else表示“某事使某人得到他人的注意”。

1. 一般来说，要表达引起某人对某事的注意时，用call/draw one's attention to。表示用某事引起某人注意时，用bring the matter to one's attention，注意两者不可倒过来使用。

   He wants to call her attention to the matter.
   不可以说I want to bring his attention to the matter.

2. pay attention to是固定的搭配词组，不可以用其他介词替换，如pay attention on。除了指“注意”，pay attention to还指“向女子献殷勤”，如pay his attentions to the girl.要注意his后的attentions用的是复数形式；
3. 有时候pay attention to后不直接加宾语，而是加动名词，to作为介词。

   I advise you to pay more attention to recording new uses of old words.
   我建议你要更注意记录旧词的新用法。

4. 为引起大机关或大商店的某人或某部门注意，在写信时可在称呼语后面或后面的下一行或两行加attention of ...，如attention of Accounting Department。

n.(名词)

pay attention, pay one's attentions

这两个短语形相近但义不同,前者意为“注意”,而后者表示“献殷勤”“追求”“求婚”。例如:

You must pay attention to the teacher.你必须专心听老师讲课。

Pay attention while I give you the instructions.我下达命令时你专心听着。

Pay no attention to what that drunkard says.不要介意那个酒鬼说话。

The newspapers report that at the moment he is paying his attentions to an Italian countess.报纸报导说,他正在追求一位意大利女伯爵。

She said she hoped to repay all these nice attentions.她说她希望能回报所有的这些盛情的款待。

n.(名词)

我要他安静下来,因为我想看书,但他不理会我。

误 I told him to keep silent because I wanted to read, but he didn't pay any attention at me.

正 I told him to keep silent because I wanted to read, but he didn't pay any attention to me.

析 要用pay attention to sb/sth,不能用at代替to。

司机非常年轻,而且我还注意到他喝醉了。

误 The driver of the car was very young and I paid attention that he was drunk.

正 The driver of the car was very young and I noticed that he was drunk.

析 pay attention后不可接that从句。

• ☆ 14世纪晚进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的attentionem，意为注意。