overhear

美 [ˌoʊvərˈhɪr]英 [ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)]
  • vt.无意中听到;偶然听到

过去式: overheard 现在分词: overhearing 过去分词: overheard 第三人称单数: overhears

over- 过度 + hear v.听见

CET6 考研 TEM8

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verb

【不规则形式】overheard overheard

偶然听到;无意中听到
to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved

We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.

我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。

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谈话。

We overheard them arguing.

我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。

I overheard him say he was going to France.

我偶然听见他说他要去法国。

compare eavesdrop

overhear

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    VERB 偶然听到;无意中听到;偷听到
    If you overhear someone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know that you are listening.

    I overheard two doctors discussing my case.

    我无意中听到两位医生讨论我的病情。

verb

1
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
We overheard the conversation at the next table
Synonym: catch take in

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  1. It 's just as I overhear a bird chirp in its dream and then I would like to sing for her silently all my life .

    就像我偶然听到一只小鸟的梦呓,我就没有任何理由不在心中为她歌唱一生。

  2. I couldn 't help but overhear , and the tone of her voice sent me flying to my desk in search of a misplaced resolution .

    我只是偶然听到,我无能为力,他的声调让我迅速的到我的办公桌里寻找那份丢失的决心。

  3. 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谈话。

  4. I overheard him say he was going to France .

    我偶然听见他说他要去法国。

  5. We talked quietly so as not to be overheard .

    我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。

  6. I overheard a fragment of their conversation .

    我无意中听到他们谈话的只言片语。

  7. We overheard them arguing .

    我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. I overheard two doctors discussing my case .

    我无意中听到两位医生讨论我的病情。

  11. I wanted to shout it out , let her know what I had overheard .

    我想大声说出来,让她知道我无意中所听到的一切。

  12. He took her arm and hurried her upstairs so that they wouldn 't be overheard

    他挽起她的手臂,带她匆匆上了楼,这样别人就听不见他们说的话了。

  13. He was having to whisper in order to avoid being overheard by their nosy neighbours

    他不得不小声说,免得被爱管闲事的邻居们听到。

  14. Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them .

    只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。

  15. He overheard the management discussing pay rises .

    他无意中听到管理层在讨论加薪的事。

  16. I overheard them saying they were unhappy .

    我偶然听到他们说,他们很不快乐。

  17. His low aside ," we 've won !" was overheard .

    他低声说的“我们获胜了”这句话无意中被别人听到了。

  18. Beauticians , bartenders , piano players and people with purple hats , Welty 's people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends , from walks through the streets of her native Jackson , Miss . , from conversations overheard on a bus .

    美容师、调酒师、钢琴演奏家和戴紫色帽子的人,韦尔蒂笔下的人物来自那些她与朋友共度的午后,来自她家乡密西西比州杰克逊的街道漫步,来自她在公交上无意听见的对话。

  19. I told Lucy the news under my breath , but Joyce overheard me .

    我低声地把这个消息告诉露西,可还是被乔伊斯听到了。

  20. As the man was leaving the office , depressed , he met a clerk who had overheard the conversation .

    正当此人沮丧地离开保险公司时,他遇上了一位办事员,此人无意中听到了经理和他的谈话。

  21. Business is slow , so when she overhears an accountant ( Damian Lewis ) discussing how profitable horse-racing can be , she has the sort of idea that British comedy dramas are made of .

    生意很惨淡,但是当她无意中听到会计(戴米恩·路易斯饰演)在谈论赛马有利可图时,她萌生了一个想法,正是这个想法支起了这部英国喜剧片。

  22. In this position he could not help overhearing what followed .

    在这种情况下,他不是有意地听到了随后发生的谈话。

  23. She was overheard to play a piece so well .

    有人无意中听到她有只曲子弹得很好。

  24. I overheard him say saying he was going to france .

    我偶然听到他说他要到法国去。

  25. Probably didn 't want to risk being overheard .

    可能是不想被窃听。

  26. I overheard someone say Taylor has a brain tumor .

    我不小心听到有人说泰勒有脑瘤。

  27. In a low voice she tried to make them understand what she had overheard .

    她压低嗓门,向他们说明她听到的消息。

  28. Don 't talk so loud , you may be overheard .

    别那么大声讲话,别人会听见的。

  29. I overheard him saying he was thinking of leaving his job .

    我无意中听到他说想离职。

  30. He dropped his voice for fear be might be overheard .

    他放低了声音,唯恐被别人听见。

前缀
e-过度

overweight vt. 超重

over- 过度 + weight n.重量

overcoat n. 大衣

over- 过度 + coat n.外套

overnight adv. 在夜间

over- 过度 + night n.夜

overtake v. 赶上

over- 过度 + take v.拿

overtime n. 加班

over- 过度 + time n.时

overwhelm vt. (感情或感觉)充溢,难以禁受

over- 过度 + whelm v.淹没

overwhelming adj. 势不可挡的

over- 过度 + whelm 压倒,淹没 + -ing 形容词后缀

overflow v. 漫出,溢出,泛滥

over- 过度 + flow v.流

hear listen overhear 【导航词义:听】
hear v. 听到,听见
〔辨析〕

指声音进入耳内,侧重于听的能力和结果,但不含注意之意。

〔例证〕

I often hear her sing.

我常听到她唱歌。

Can you hear me?

你能听见我说话吗?

listen v.
〔辨析〕

指有意识地倾听,强调行为的过程。

〔例证〕

Are you listening?

你在听吗?

He always listens to the teachers attentively in class.

上课时他一向专心听老师讲课。

He listened but didn't hear anything.

他听了,但什么也没听见。

overhear v. 无意中听到
〔辨析〕

多指在他人不注意或不知道的情况下偶然听到谈话的内容。

〔例证〕

I overheard them saying they were unhappy.

我偶然听到他们说,他们很不快乐。

He overheard the management discussing pay rises.

他无意中听到管理层在讨论加薪的事。

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