Overhear
[ ,ovɚ'hɪr ]
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vt. 偶然听到;无意中听到;偷听;
vi. 无意中听到;偷听到;
💡 词根助记
over 在外 + hear听到 → vt. 无意中听到,偷听到
📝 例句
I chanced to overhear them talking about you.
我碰巧听到他们在谈论你。
They stepped aside so that their child could not overhear their conversation.
他们走到一边去，不让孩子听见他们的谈话。
As she spoke rather loudly we could not help but overhear what she said.
因为她拉开嗓门说话，所以我们不免听到她的话。
We overhear the president in mid-conversation.
我们听到布什总统正在和人讲话。
Do not talk so loud; you may be overheard.
别这么大声说话;别人会听见的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ over-走过、经过,hear-听到:经过的时候偶然听到
※ over-超过,hear-听:超过你应该听到的内容,就都是偷听来的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
overhear
v
(pt, pp overheard /- 5h\:d; -`h[d/) [Tn, Tng, Tni]
hear (sb, a conversation, etc) without the knowledge of the speaker(s); hear by chance 偷听到（某人说话、 谈话等）; 无意中听到
I overheard their argument/them. 我偷听到他们争论[他们说话].
I overheard them quarrelling. 我无意中听到他们吵架.
I overheard him say/saying he was going to France. 我偶然听到他说他要到法国去.
🎯 考研助记
偶尔(over谐音)听到(hear)是 偶然听到 网友：yqy 补充：over-从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意
🔁 扩展释义
*[,әuvә'hiә]vt. 无意中听到, 偷听
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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Oh, one minute.
噢 再等一分钟。
A full belly counsels well.
衣食足而后知荣辱。
Kate, I'm sorry about that argument.
凯特，那次争吵我很抱歉。