overhear
英 [ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈhɪr]

vt.

偶然听到；无意中听到；偷听；

vi.

无意中听到；偷听到；

变形

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

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 偶然听到 hear (what others are saying) without their knowledge and by accident

英英释义

overhear[ ,əuvə'hiə ]

• v.hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

  "We overheard the conversation at the next table"

  同义词：catchtake in

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• overhear conversation听清谈话
• overhear cruel remark听到粗话

～+副词

• overhear accidentally偶然听见
• overhear carefully仔细地听
• overhear coincidentally恰好听见
• overhear fatally命中注定听见
• overhear inadvertently不经心地听见
• overhear thoughtlessly无意地听见
• overhear unavoidably不可避免地听见

同近义词辨析

overhear, hear, listen

这组词都有“听”的意思，其区别是：

overhear指偶然听到，无意中听到，也指偷听。

hear及物动词，指声音进入耳内，但不含有注意的意味，即，只要听觉正常，声音进入耳内，就能听见。但在祈使句中，hear可指有意识的行为。

listen及物动词，指有意识地倾听，强调行为的过程。

overhear, monitor, bug

这组词都有“偷听，窃听”的意思，其区别是：

overhear多指在别人不注意或不知道的情况下偶然听到谈话的内容。

monitor通常指用仪器设备偷听别人的谈话内容。

bug指在室内等处安装窃听器以窃听他人的谈话内容。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

1. I managed to overhear a few interesting snippets of information.
   我设法偷听到一点零星有趣的消息。
2. People say in the Tanabata night, can see the cowherd meet, or in the Milky Way under the melon and fruit can overhear in heaven when they meet silently whispers.
   人们传说在七夕的夜晚，抬头可以看到牛郎织女的银河相会，或在瓜果架下可偷听到两人在天上相会时的脉脉情话。

权威例句

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