[VERB 动词]偶然听到;无意中听到;偷听到 If you overhear someone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know that you are listening.
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I overheard two doctors discussing my case.
我无意中听到两位医生讨论我的病情。
...snatches of overheard conversation.
偷听到的片言只语
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over·hear/ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r); NAmEˌoʊvərˈhɪr/verb(over·heard,over·heard/ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd; NAmEˌoʊvərˈhɜːrd/)to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved 偶然听到;无意中听到overhearsb/sth ◆We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。◆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对话。overhearsb doing sth ◆We overheard them arguing.我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。overhearsb do sth ◆I overheard him say he was going to France.我偶然听见他说他要去法国。☞compare
overhearo‧ver‧hear /ˌəʊvəˈhɪə $ ˌoʊvərˈhɪr/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle overheard /-ˈhɜːd $ -ˈhɜːrd/) [transitive]
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to accidentally hear what other people are saying, when they do not know that you have heard: I overheard part of their conversation.overhear somebody saying something She overheard the management discussing pay rises.overhear somebody say (that) We overheard the teacher say there would be a pop quiz today. I couldn’t help overhearing your argument.► see thesaurus at
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eavesdrop
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overhear
[ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)]overheard, overhearing, overhears
CET6TEM4考研IELTS
v8693
2167
215
1101
347
302
202
VERB15175
23572
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overheard[4089] overhearing[454]
偷听(59%),无意中听到(41%)
vt.无意中听到;偷听
vi.无意中听到;偷听到
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