half-listen

英 ['hɑːfl'ɪsn] 美 ['hɑːfl'ɪsn]

• vi. 似听非听

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. On the front lawn, parents and relatives listen halfheartedly, stare at the ground, doze in their chairs.
   前面的草地上，父母亲友似听非听，低头看草，椅上犯困。