to pay attention
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to concentrate or focus on a particular task or subject
Collocation
例子
Please pay attention during the lecture to understand the material.
Parents often encourage their children to pay attention in school to learn and succeed.
to pay attention to somebody or something
01
to carefully watch, consider, or listen to someone or something
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Collocation例子
Please pay attention to the safety instructions before we begin.
Make sure to pay attention to the tour guide so you do n't get lost in the museum.
