attentive

Definitions

at- (toward) + tent (stretched form) + -ive (tending to) = "tending to stretch one's attention toward." An attentive listener keeps their mind reached out toward you. Adjective of attend.

Common Collocations

• 1.attentive listener专注的倾听者
• 2.attentive to detail留心细节
• 3.attentive service周到的服务
• 4.attentive audience专注的听众

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He's an attentive listener who never interrupts.

• 2.

  The staff were attentive without being intrusive.