| 单词 | overhear |
| 释义 | overhearoverhearsoverheardoverhearingoverhearoverhear /ˌəʊvəˈhɪə $ ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/ verb [transitive] (past tense and past participle overheard /-ˈhɜːd $ -ˈhɜːrd/) to hear what people are saying when they are talking to each other and do not know you are listening: I couldn’t help overhearing bits of their conversation.overhearbit 我无意中听到了他们的一些谈话。Word Choice: overhear or eavesdrop?If you overhear something, you accidentally hear someone say it:By chance, I overheard Geoff talking to Sue about the party.overheartalk我碰巧听到杰夫对苏谈到聚会的事。If you eavesdrop on someone’s conversation, you deliberately listen secretly to what they are saying:She accused Brian of eavesdropping on her conversation with Terry.accuseeavesdrop他指责布莱恩偷听她与特里的谈话。THESAURUS: overhearhear to know that a sound is being made, using your ears: I heard someone open the door.hearCan you speak a bit louder – I can’t hear very well.biteloudlisten to pay attention to something, using your ears: She was listening to the news on the radio.belistenI will only say this once, so listen carefully.overhear to accidentally hear another person’s conversation: We were in the next room and we overheard them talking about Steven.beoverheartalkSometimes they argue and I can’t help overhearing.overhearI didn’t catch sth spoken used when saying that you did not hear what someone said: Sorry, I didn’t catch the last line of the address.eavesdrop to deliberately listen secretly to other people’s conversations: Mandy was eavesdropping outside the bedroom door.beeavesdropThey used electronic devices to eavesdrop on conversations between the terrorists.usedeviceconversationterrorist |
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