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”。
Our attention was held throughout his long talk.我们始终专心听着他的长篇大论。
You must give your full attention.你必须全神贯注地做你所做的事。
She was convicted of driving without due care and attention.她被判犯有驾驶不专心之罪。
This letter is for the attention of Mr.Robinson.此信请鲁宾孙先生亲自处理。
It has been brought to my attention.我已获悉。
Attention, please!The bus will leave in ten minutes.请注意!公共汽车十分钟后开。
He likes to be the centre of attention.他喜欢成为大家注意的人物。
She turned her attention to a new problem.她把注意力转移到一个新问题上。
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。
He's got a very short attention span.他能集中注意力于某件事的时间很短。
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。
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。
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。
Old cars need a lot of care and attention to keep them working.旧汽车需要特别注意保养。
I keep trying to attract the waiter's attention.我不断试着引起服务员的注意。
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。
She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤,使她很难为情。
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。
1.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。
2.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。
[同义词] alertness, care, consideration, heed, observation
[反义词] absent-mindedness, inattention, preoccupation
