attention

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Sports Formal

n. a way of standing very straight and still, usually in the army.

n. a formal military posture in which the individual stands upright, heels together, and arms at the sides, signifying readiness and respect.

“The soldiers stood at attention while the national anthem was played.”

“The recruits were ordered to stand at attention for nearly an hour during the inspection by the commanding officer.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Plural noun

n. special care or help given to someone, or romantic interest.

n. actions or remarks expressing concern, care, or romantic interest toward another person.

日本語:配慮※

Español:atención

“The sick puppy recovered quickly thanks to the constant attention of the vet.”

“He was flattered by the attentions of the young artist, though he wasn't sure if her interest was professional or personal.”

C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Computing Technical

n. a way for AI to decide which parts of information are most important.

n. a mechanism in neural networks that mimics cognitive attention by weighing the importance of different parts of the input data.

“The new AI model uses an attention mechanism to translate languages more accurately.”

“The introduction of the attention layer revolutionised natural language processing by allowing models to focus on relevant context regardless of distance within the sequence.”