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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Eyes and ears were intent

Hi

Could you please tell me if these two sentences are natural?

His eyes and ears were intent on any scene or sound that happened in the meeting room. 

His eyes and ears were intent on any scene or sound that took place in the meeting room. 

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Not very natural.

  • Not very natural.
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Thanks, AStar.

Can you please help?

His eyes and ears were focused on...?

Tom
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Mr. TomHis eyes and ears were intent / focused on
He is a dog. A lion or cheetah would not normally be in a meeting room.
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Thanks again.

...but I think I need some more light on the sentence.

Doesn't it happen at times that though a person could be outside a room and he may be trying to appear very casual and trying his best to blend in with the people with him, his full attention is directed at the people and talks inside the room?

I ask this because if I trans
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Though Philip was outside the room, he was intent on listening to all the conversations in the room.
Though Philip was outside the room, he concentrated on listening to all the conversations in the room.

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