overhear
overhear 英 [ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈhɪr]
v. 无意中听到；偷听
进行时:overhearing 过去式:overheard 过去分词:overheard 第三人称单数:overhears
- When you accidentally hear part of a private conversation, you overhear it. If you overhear your friends discussing the surprise party they're throwing for your birthday, you'll have to pretend to be surprised.
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- v. 无意中听到；偷听
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1. We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.
我们低声交谈，以免别人听到。
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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对话。
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3. We overheard them arguing.
我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。
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4. I overheard him say he was going to France.
我偶然听见他说他要去法国。
- overhear (v.) "to hear what one is not meant to hear," 1540s, from over- + hear. The notion is perhaps "to hear beyond the intended range of the voice." Old English oferhieran also meant "to not listen, to disregard, disobey" (compare overlook for negative force of over; also Middle High German überhaeren, Middle Dutch overhoren in same sense). Related: Overheard; overhearing.
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