overhear
词语释义
英 [əʊvə'hɪə] 美 [,ovɚ'hɪr]
vt. 无意中听到；偷听
vi. 无意中听到；偷听到
单词分析：这些动词均含“听”之意。
hear及物动词，指声音进入耳内，但不含有注意的意味，即，只要听觉正常，声音进入耳内，就能听见。但在祈使句中，hear可指有意识的行为。
listen及物动词，指有意识地倾听，强调行为的过程。
overhear指偶然听到，无意中听到，也指偷听。
记忆方法：1. over- "above, beyond" + hear.
2. The notion is perhaps "to hear beyond the intended range of the voice."
3. 或者：over "在对面，在另一边，在另一端，outer".
英英释义
Verb:
单词词源
中文词源
overhear 无意中听到
over-,超过，过度，hear,听到。比喻用法。
英语词源
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.
词态变化
第三人称单数 overhears;
过去式 overheard;
过去分词 overheard;
现在分词 overhearing;
权威造句
1. They were shut away in a little room where nobody could overhear.
他们被关在一个小屋里，没人能听到他们的动静。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The door is shut so that no one may overhear what is said.
门关着，这样没人能听见说话的内容。
来自柯林斯例句
3. 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.
来自辞典例句
4. I happened to overhear what he said.
我碰巧听到他说的话.
来自辞典例句
5. They were standing near enough for us to overhear their conversation.
他们站得离我们很近,我们能听到他们的谈话.
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近反义词
hear 得知
eavesdrop 偷听
listen in 收听(偷听)
listen to 听
earwig [昆]蠼螋
discover 发现
learn 学会
take in 接受
hear of 听说
take 拿
in 在 ... 里
of 关于
catch 赶上
monitor 监视
bug 臭虫