attention/əˋtɛnʃən; əˈtenʃ$n/n [U]1 when you watch, listen, or think carefully because you are interested in something 注意﹐留心﹐专心: You should pay more attention in class. 你上课要更专心一点。We need to give more attention to the needs of older people. 我们要多关注老年人的需求。My attention wasn’t really on the game. 我的注意力不是真的在比赛上。The game is fun and will keep the attention of any child. 这个游戏很有趣﹐能吸引任何一个孩子的注意力。Attention to detail is essential in this job. 注意细节是这份工作必需的。Most children have a short attention span (=period of time that they are interested in watching, listening etc to something). 大多数儿童的注意力持续时间都很短。 undivided attention at 见 UNDIVIDED2 when people notice something or are interested in it〔对某人或某事物的〕注意﹐兴趣﹐关注: She waved to attract the attention of the waiter. 她挥挥手想引起侍者的注意。We wanted to draw attention to this problem (=make people notice it). 我们希望引起人们对这个问题的关注。public/media/press attention Her story attracted a lot of media attention. 她的故事吸引了媒体很大的兴趣。Johnny enjoyed being the centre of attention (=the person that everyone is interested in) 约翰尼喜欢成为众人关注的对象。3 special care or treatment 照料﹔处理: Some of the children required urgent medical attention . 其中有些孩子急需治疗。4 stand at/to attention if soldiers stand to attention, they stand very straight, with their feet together〔士兵〕立正