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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++heed1 /hiːd/ verb [transitive] formal  ATTENTIONto pay attention to someone’s advice or warning 注意〔别人的建议或警告〕 If she had only heeded my warnings, none of this would have happened. 要是她当初听从我的警告，这一切都不会发生。→ See Verb table

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heed• The advice of Bishop Michael Murphy to his flock to stay away was heeded.• There are other voices she can heed.• What you say out of it they will not heed.• When it does, the occasion is one to remember and the guidance emanating from it is something to be heeded.• Shaikhs were representatives: bound to hear and to heed, bound to persuade rather than to command.• Unfortunately our counsel was not heeded by Comrade Winnie Mandela.• Thereafter, the government's refusal to heed criticism in the press and in the Duma became increasingly intransigent.• This seems to indicate that most drivers have heeded the message of drink driving campaigns.heed2 noun  pay heed to something/take heed of something formalATTENTION to pay attention to something, especially something someone says, and seriously consider it 注意某事；慎重考虑某事 The government was taking little heed of these threats. 政府对这些威胁几乎不当回事。 Tom paid no heed to her warning. 汤姆根本没有理会她的警告。

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heed• Nevertheless, he had to give heed to the more practical side of transportation.• The Macleans, confident and happy, paid little heed.• And pay no heed to Araminta's spite.• I didn't pay them no heed at the time, because in this town somebody is always looking for somebody.• I will pay heed and eventually the veil will lift.• Women of Hollywood: Take heed!• All the club and school players take heed.• Reaction to the signs varies, with some applauding the idea and others saying that few will take heed.Origin heed1 Old English hedan

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heed¹ /hiːd/ verb [transitive] formalto pay attention to someone’s advice or warning:
    If she had only heeded my warnings, none of this would have happened.

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heed² noun
pay heed to something/take heed of something formal to pay attention to something, especially something someone says, and seriously consider it:
    The government was taking little heed of these threats.
    Tom paid no heed to her warning.