overhear

overhearing 是 overhear 的现在分词,页面展示原形释义。
英 [ˌəʊ.vəˈhɪər] 美 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈhɪr]
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  • vt. 无意中听到;偷听
  • vi. 无意中听到;偷听到
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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".
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词族 · overhear

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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.

权威例句

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。
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。
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.
4. I happened to overhear what he said.
我碰巧听到他说的话.
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.

词语辨析

【overhear, monitor, bug】
这组词都有“偷听,窃听”的意思,其区别是:
overhear: 多指在别人不注意或不知道的情况下偶然听到谈话的内容。
monitor: 通常指用仪器设备偷听别人的谈话内容。
bug: 指在室内等处安装窃听器以窃听他人的谈话内容。

【overhear, hear, listen】
这组词都有“听”的意思,其区别是:
overhear: 指偶然听到,无意中听到,也指偷听。
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。

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