overhear

overhear

英 [əʊvə'hɪə]
　　美 [,ovɚ'hɪr]

vt. 無意中聽到；偷聽
　　vi. 無意中聽到；偷聽到

v.(動詞)overhear的基本意思是“偶然聽到”,指無意間從別人的談話中得知瞭某件事情或聽到瞭某人在談話,有時也可以指“故意偷聽”。overhear多用於及物動詞,後可接名詞、代詞或由疑問詞引導的從句作賓語,還可接由不帶to的動詞不定式或現在分詞充當補足語的復合賓語。可用於被動結構。overhear的過去式、過去分詞均為overheard。

中文詞源：

overhear 無意中聽到

over-,超過，過度，hear,聽到。比喻用法。

例句：

1. They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear.
他們被關在一個小屋裡，沒人能聽到他們的動靜。

2. The door is shut so that no one may overhear what is said.
門關著，這樣沒人能聽見說話的內容。

3. They stepped aside so that their child could not overhear their conversation.
他們走到一邊去,不讓孩子聽見他們的談話.

4. I happened to overhear what he said.
我碰巧聽到他說的話.

5. They were standing near enough for us to overhear their conversation.
他們站得離我們很近,我們能聽到他們的談話.