overhear
B2
CET-4
大学
FREQ #19902
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vt. 无意中听到, 偷听
发音
US
/oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/
其它
词形变化
overheard
overhearing
overhears
三单
overhears
overhearing
现在分词
overheard
过去式
overheard
过去分词
教材释义与例句
动词
无意中听到；偷听
动词
无意中听到；偷听到
释义与例句
v.
B2
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1.
To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
及物/不及物I was hanging clothes in the garden and I overheard the neighbours talking about Sheila's pregnancy.
1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados "It is incomprehensible," replied Sir Fergus, dropping his voice so that the old man could not overhear.
词汇关系
词源
From Middle English overheren, from Old English oferhīeran (“to overhear, hear, disobey, disregard, neglect”), equivalent to over- + hear. Cognate with Dutch overhoren (“to hear, hear about”), German überhören (“to not hear, ignore”), Danish overhøre (“to overhear”), Icelandic yfirheyra (“to hear”), Gothic *𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*ufarhausjan, “to disregard, disobey”) (in 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ufarhauseins)).
来源：wiktionary