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eavesdrop v.偷听 (1) 偷听他人说话是很不礼貌的。 Whenever you deliberately overhear a phone conversation, or two people having a quiet argument, you eavesdrop. You might eavesdrop on a funny exchange between two friends at a cafe, or eavesdrop on an important conversation between your boss and one of your coworkers. The verb eavesdrop comes from the old-fashioned noun eavesdropper, "one who listens from under the eaves," from the even more old-fashioned eavesdrop, "ground where rainwater drips off the roof."

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英 ['iːvzdrɒp] 美 ['iːvzdrɑːp] (1) It is not polite to eavesdrop on the conversation of other people. When you eavesdrop, you secretly listen in on someone's conversation. A little girl might eavesdrop on her parents in an attempt to find out what she's getting for her birthday. 1[VERB 动词]偷听；窃听 If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying.   [V on n]  [V]The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations...政府非法窃听了他的电话。The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door.女佣在厨房门后偷听。eavesdropping...foreign electronic eavesdropping on army communications.外国对陆军通讯的电子窃听eavesdropperModern technology enables eavesdroppers to pick up conversations through windows or walls.现代技术使窃听者能够隔着窗户或墙偷听谈话。

英语单词	eavesdrop
英美音标	英 ['iːvzdrɒp] 美 ['iːvzdrɑːp]
中文释义	v.偷听
英语例句	(1) It is not polite to eavesdrop on the conversation of other people.
中文例句	(1) 偷听他人说话是很不礼貌的。
vocabulary简明	When you eavesdrop, you secretly listen in on someone's conversation. A little girl might eavesdrop on her parents in an attempt to find out what she's getting for her birthday.
vocabulary扩展	Whenever you deliberately overhear a phone conversation, or two people having a quiet argument, you eavesdrop. You might eavesdrop on a funny exchange between two friends at a cafe, or eavesdrop on an important conversation between your boss and one of your coworkers. The verb eavesdrop comes from the old-fashioned noun eavesdropper, "one who listens from under the eaves," from the even more old-fashioned eavesdrop, "ground where rainwater drips off the roof."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]偷听；窃听 If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying. [V on n] [V] The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations... 政府非法窃听了他的电话。 The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door. 女佣在厨房门后偷听。 eavesdropping ...foreign electronic eavesdropping on army communications. 外国对陆军通讯的电子窃听 eavesdropper Modern technology enables eavesdroppers to pick up conversations through windows or walls. 现代技术使窃听者能够隔着窗户或墙偷听谈话。

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