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eavesdropped

/ˈiːvzdrɒpt/ /ˈiːvzdrɑːpt/

Meanings
verb

偷听，窃听。

To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.

Examples :

"I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal."
我希望昨晚没有人偷听我们谈话，因为内容变得非常私密。
communication action sound media

Related Words

Illustration listen

listen noun

/ˈlɪs.ən/

听取，倾听

"Give the motor a listen and tell me if it sounds off."

你听一下发动机的声音，告诉我听起来是不是不太对劲。

Illustration whistle

whistle noun

/wɪsl̩/

哨子，口哨。

"The train engineer blew the whistle, signaling the start of the journey. "

火车司机吹响了哨子，示意旅程开始。

Illustration hoping

hoping verb

/ˈhəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/

希望，盼望

"I am still hoping that all will turn out well."

我仍然希望一切都会好起来。

Illustration organism

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

生物，有机体

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

生物课上，生物系的学生们研究了这种单细胞生物。

Illustration eavesdropping

eavesdropping verb

/ˈiːvzdrɒpɪŋ/ /ˈiːvzˌdrɑːpɪŋ/

偷听，窃听。

"I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal."

我希望昨晚没有人偷听我们的谈话，因为后来越说越私密了。

Illustration personal

personal noun

/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ /ˈpɜɹ.sən.əl/

征友广告，个人广告

"The online personal for finding a book club partner was very popular among students. "

在网上发布的寻找读书俱乐部伙伴的征友广告在学生中非常受欢迎。

Illustration nobody

nobody noun

/ˈnəʊ.bɒ.di/ /ˈnoʊ.bɑ.di/

无名小卒，小人物

"Nobody in my class knew the answer to the tricky math problem. "

班里没有一个人，哪怕是个无名小卒，知道这道难解的数学题的答案。

Illustration conversation

conversation noun

/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃən/ /ˌkɑn.vəɹˈseɪ.ʃən/

谈话，对话.

"During their lunch break, the coworkers had a conversation about the new project. "

午休时，同事们就新项目进行了一次谈话。

Illustration intended

intended verb

/ɪnˈtɛndɪd/

打算， 意图。

"He intends to go to university."

他打算去上大学。

Illustration cunning

cunning adjective

/ˈkʌnɪŋ/

狡猾，奸诈。

"The fox was a cunning hunter, always finding ways to sneak up on his prey. "

这只狐狸是个狡猾的猎手，总能找到办法偷偷地接近猎物。

Illustration exploit

exploit noun

/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ /ˈɛksˌplɔɪt/

功绩，壮举。

"Her exploit of memorizing the entire Shakespearean sonnet collection in a week was remarkable. "

她一个星期内背诵完整部莎士比亚十四行诗集的壮举真是了不起。

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。