The conservationist urged the public to give more attention to the declining population of migratory birds along the coastal wetlands.
环保主义者敦促公众更多地关注沿海湿地候鸟数量下降的问题。
The essay opens by acknowledging that social media has connected distant friends and family in unprecedented ways, but the bulk of the essay focuses on documenting its effects on attention span and in-person social skills.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “attention”?
B — The act of focusing on something or someone. “attention” means the act of focusing on something or someone.
Which word means “the act of focusing on something or someone”?
C — attention. “attention” means the act of focusing on something or someone.
attention — the act of focusing on something or someone. In Chinese: 注意，关注.
attention is pronounced /əˈtɛnʃən/.
The conservationist urged the public to give more attention to the declining population of migratory birds along the coastal wetlands. (环保主义者敦促公众更多地关注沿海湿地候鸟数量下降的问题。)
focus, concentration, notice — all close in meaning to attention (the act of focusing on something or someone).
neglect, distraction — each the opposite of attention (the act of focusing on something or someone).
Yes. attention is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.