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overhear

英 [ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈhɪr]

v.  偶然听到; 无意中听到

过去分词:overheard 过去式:overheard 现在分词:overhearing 第三人称单数:overhears 

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Collins.1 / BNC.9669 / COCA.8536

同义词辨析

hearlistenoverhear【导航词义:听】

hearv. 听到,听见
〔辨析〕
指声音进入耳内,侧重于听的能力和结果,但不含注意之意。
〔例证〕
I often hear her sing.
我常听到她唱歌。
Can you hear me?
你能听见我说话吗?
listenv. 听
〔辨析〕
指有意识地倾听,强调行为的过程。
〔例证〕
Are you listening?
你在听吗?
He always listens to the teachers attentively in class.
上课时他一向专心听老师讲课。
He listened but didn't hear anything.
他听了,但什么也没听见。
overhearv. 无意中听到
〔辨析〕
多指在他人不注意或不知道的情况下偶然听到谈话的内容。
〔例证〕
I overheard them saying they were unhappy.
我偶然听到他们说,他们很不快乐。
He overheard the management discussing pay rises.
他无意中听到管理层在讨论加薪的事。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 偶然听到;无意中听到
      to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved
      1. We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.
        我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。
      2. I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus.
        我在公共汽车上无意中听到两个男孩的谈话。
      3. We overheard them arguing.
        我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。
      4. I overheard him say he was going to France.
        我偶然听见他说他要去法国。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 偶然听到;无意中听到;偷听到
      If youoverhearsomeone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know that you are listening.
      1. I overheard two doctors discussing my case.
        我无意中听到两位医生讨论我的病情。
      2. ...snatches of overheard conversation.
        偷听到的片言只语

    英英释义

    verb

    • hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
      1. We overheard the conversation at the next table
      Synonym:catchtake in

    双语例句

    • I happened to overhear what he said.
      我碰巧听到了他所说的话。
    • Did she overhear us just now?
      她刚才都偷听见了?
    • I wouldn't want my children to overhear you.
      我不想让我的孩子听到你们的(脏)话。
    • You might even overhear some office gossip, but try not to get sucked into office politics.
      你或许还会无意中听到办公室的闲言碎语,请努力要不让卷入办公室政治。
    • Senior Young man, I couldn't help but overhear your conversation just now.
      年轻人,我刚才听见了你们变话,我倒不是有意的。
    • If he did overhear us, of course he'd never forgive you.
      如果他真的听见了我们的话,当然他永远也不会原谅你的。
    • Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about.
      中国的老奶奶说,如果你站在一颗葡萄树下,或许就能偷听到织女和牛郎在谈什么。
    • Now she was in Paris where there were no spies who would overhear her talks with others and where she could speak with any people in any language she would like to speak.
      她终于到达了巴黎,在那里没有秘密警察偷听她的谈话,在那里他可以用任何她能说的语言和他人交谈。
    • She took me aside so that no-one would overhear her proposal.
      她把我拉到一边去,为的是不让别人听到她的提议。
    • Did you overhear what she just said?
      你刚刚在旁边有听到她说什么吗?