attention /ә'tenʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
• (n.) a general interest that leads people to want to know more
• (n.) a courteous act indicating affection

Chinese translation

• n. 注意, 注意力
• [计] 引起注意信号

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/ә'tenʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 5.11 · Common

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attend · attendance · attendant · attentive · attentively · attent

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