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Overhear Overheard I ˌoʊvərˈhɪr Verb Over·Heard Hear D

To overhear means to accidentally hear a conversation that you were not intended to be a part of, often without the speakers' knowledge.

overhear (verb): to hear what someone is saying when they are not talking to you and do not know you are listening.

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/o͟ʊvə(r)hɪ͟ə(r)/
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[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


Oxford over·hear / ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r) ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈhɪr / verb ( over·heard , over·heard / ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈhɜːrd / ) 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
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overhear overhears overheard overhearing
over·hear / ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r) ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈhɪr / over·heard / ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈhɜːrd /
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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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overhear

[ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)]overheard, overhearing, overhears

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VERB15175
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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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