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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 

CET6考研IELTSTEM8

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

    • Did she overhear us just now?
      她刚才都偷听见了?
    • Fred: I'm not sure, but I did overhear her talking about her high school graduation.
      弗列德:不是很确定,但我无意间确实听到她在讲高中毕业典礼的事。
    • I happened to overhear what he said.
      我碰巧听到了他所说的话。
    • This is true not only you are not gossiped about, but also you may not make your colleagues feel uncomfortable if they overhear your conversation.
      如果他们是来偷听你们的谈话,不仅别人不会说你们的闲话而且你们也不至于会让同事觉得不舒服,这倒是真的。
    • I overhear that the hearty man heartily yearns for my harness in the barn.
      我无意中听说那个热忱的人十分向往我的牲口棚中的马具。
    • Did I overhear that you haven't seen one of your falcons?
      刚才我无意中听到,您是否正在寻找一只游隼?
    • I was too far away to overhear their conversation.
      我离得太远,听不到他们的谈话。
    • I ascertained that no one could overhear us before I told Otto the news.
      我确信没有人能听到我们的谈话之后,才把这个消息告诉奥托。
    • 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。
    • I overheard them quarrelling. I overhear him saying he is going to Japan.
      我无意中听到他们吵架.我无意中听到他要去日本。