1. U 注意，专心，留心　 action of applying one's mind to sb/sth or noticing sb/sth
2. P 殷勤，厚待　 kind or thoughtful act

　attract sb's ～　引起某人注意
　bring to sb's ～　引起某人的注意
　call ～　注意某事
　catch sb's ～　引起某人注意
　demand ～　要求注意，需要注意
　devote one's ～ to　专心
　direct one's ～　提请注意
　draw sb's ～　引起某人注意
　escape ～　逃避注意力，没有被注意
　fix one's ～ on　留意，专心于
　get sb's ～　得到某人关注
　give one's ～ to　注意到
　have ～　被注意，得到考虑
　hold sb's ～　吸引住某人注意（力）
　invite sb's ～　请某人注意
　pay ～ to　注意…
　receive ～　受到注意，得以关注
　turn one's ～ to　注意到
　close ～　密切注意
　entire ～　全神贯注
　further ～　进一步的注意
　great ～　特别注意，极大关注
　immediate ～　立即注意
　international ～　国际上的关注
　little ～　不大注意
　medical ～　医药治疗
　national ～　全国的瞩目
　particular ～　特别注意
　personal ～　亲自过问
　popular ～　普遍注意，广泛关注
　public ～　公众的关注
　serious ～　严重的注意
　special ～　特别注意
　with ～　专心，注意地
　～ of the general public　公众的注意
　～ to　对…的注意

　Our attention was held throughout his long talk.　我们始终专心听着他的长篇大论。
　You must give your full attention.　你必须全神贯注地做你所做的事。
　She was convicted of driving without due care and attention.　她被判犯有驾驶不专心之罪。
　This letter is for the attention of Mr. Robinson.　此信请鲁宾孙先生亲自处理。
　It has been brought to my attention.　我已获悉。
　Attention, please!The bus will leave in ten minutes.　请注意！公共汽车十分钟后开。
　He likes to be the centre of attention.　他喜欢成为大家注意的人物。
　She turned her attention to a new problem.　她把注意力转移到一个新问题上。
　If you distract his attention, I'll slip out of the room when he isn't looking.　如果你引开他的注意力，我就在他看不到时溜出房间去。
　He's got a very short attention span.　他能集中注意力于某件事的时间很短。
　The police should pay more attention to catching criminals.　警方应多把注意力集中在捕捉罪犯上。
　The company is now turning its attention to the luxury car market.　公司现在正把注意力转移到豪华轿车的市场上。
　Close attention is being paid to present movements in the money market.　人们正密切注视着货币市场目前的动向。
　Old cars need a lot of care and attention to keep them working.　旧汽车需要特别注意保养。
　I keep trying to attract the waiter's attention.　我不断试着引起服务员的注意。
　He showed his concern for his sick mother by his many little attentions.　他对病中的母亲表现了无微不至的关心。
　She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.　他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

 ♣ pay attention, pay one's attentions
　这两个短语形相近但义不同，前者意为“注意”，而后者表示“献殷勤”“追求”“求婚”。例如：
　You must pay attention to the teacher.　你必须专心听老师讲课。
　Pay attention while I give you the instructions.　我下达命令时你专心听着。
　Pay no attention to what that drunkard says.　不要介意那个酒鬼说话。
　The newspapers report that at the moment he is paying his attentions to an Italian countess.　报纸报导说，他正在追求一位意大利女伯爵。
　She said she hoped to repay all these nice attentions.　她说她希望能回报所有的这些盛情的款待。

1. 我要他安静下来，因为我想看书，但他不理会我。
　［误］ I told him to keep silent because I wanted to read, but he didn't pay any attention at me.
　［正］ I told him to keep silent because I wanted to read, but he didn't pay any attention to me.
　［析］ 要用pay attention to sb/sth，不能用at代替to.
2. 司机非常年轻，而且我还注意到他喝醉了。
　［误］ The driver of the car was very young and I paid attention that he was drunk.
　［正］ The driver of the car was very young and I noticed that he was drunk.
　［析］ pay attention后不可接that从句。

　［同义词］ alertness, care, consideration, heed, observation
　［反义词］ absent-mindedness, inattention, preoccupation