pay attention to

pay attention to — 慣用語

1. to watch, listen to, or think about someone or something carefully, giving all y

1.慣用語A2
釋義

注意；留心

專心觀察、聆聽或思考

to watch, listen to, or think about someone or something carefully, giving all your concentration to what they say or do instead of being distracted by other things.

例句

Quan's driving instructor told him to pay attention to every road sign during the test.

Quan 的駕訓教練告訴他，考試時要留意每個路標。

imperative construction: told [person] to pay attention to [object]

Zuri did not pay attention to the small print on the medicine label.

Zuri 沒有注意藥品標籤上的小字。

同義詞
  • watch

    more specific to visual focus, while 'pay attention to' covers all senses

  • listen

    limited to hearing, whereas 'pay attention to' can mean watching or thinking

  • concentrate on

    closer in meaning but often used for mental rather than sensory focus

  • heed

    more formal and implies acting on the warning or advice

反義詞
  • ignore

    deliberately choosing not to pay attention

  • neglect

    failing to pay attention, often with a negative result

文法句型

pay attention to + noun phrase

pay [adjective] attention to + noun phrase

用法筆記

Always requires 'to' before the stated object. The level of focus can be emphasised with adjectives such as 'close', 'careful', 'full', or 'rapt' — for example, 'pay close attention to the instructions.'

常見錯誤

❌Please pay attention on the board.
✅Please pay attention to the board.
💡The correct preposition after 'pay attention' is always 'to', not 'on' or 'at'.
❌I paid attention him while he spoke.
✅I paid attention to him while he spoke.
💡The object must be introduced by 'to'; do not omit it.