Word · Frequency #10714
intently
/ɪnˈtentli/
adverb
专注地；聚精会神地；急切地
in a focused or eager way, with close attention
- 1.
In an intent or focused manner.
专注地；专心致志地。
- 2.
with strained or eager attention
专注地
专注地；专心致志地。；专注地；一心一意地；心无旁物地；专心地
In use
The students listened intently to the lecture, taking notes on every key point.
She read the book intently, completely absorbed in the story.
He stared intently at the painting, trying to decipher the artist's technique.
listened intently
stood watching intently
verb + intently
常用于描述专注的感知或注意动作，如听、看、阅读等。
She listened intently to every word.
她专心地听着每一个字。
be + intently + adj/past participle
描述处于专注状态，常与focused, curious, interested等连用。
Connections
Collocations
- listen intently
- 专注地听；聚精会神地听
- She listened intently to every word he said.她专注地听着他说的每一个字。
- watch intently
- 专注地看；目不转睛地看
- The children watched intently as the magician performed his trick.孩子们目不转睛地看着魔术师表演他的戏法。
- read intently
- 专注地阅读；聚精会神地读
- He read the letter intently, trying to understand its meaning.他专注地读着那封信，努力理解它的意思。
- stare intently
- 目不转睛地盯着；凝视
- She stared intently at the painting, lost in thought.她凝视着那幅画，陷入了沉思。
- study intently
- 专注地研究；仔细察看
- The detective studied the clues intently for any sign of a mistake.侦探专注地研究这些线索，寻找任何差错的迹象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把心放进“tent”（帐篷）里，只专注一件事——聚精会神地。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：lecture、conversation、reading intently 属于中性词，通常用于描述专注地听、看、读等动作；口语和书面语中都自然，但在正式叙述或描写中更常出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word fully rhymes with /ɪnˈtɛntli/. Tent, intent, and content share the stressed /tɛnt/ sound seen in the second syllable of intently. Potently, frequently, and recently look similar (-tently / -ently) but have different vowel sounds (/oʊ/, /iː/, /iː/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.