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overhear

/oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/

Meanings
verb

偷听，无意中听到

To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.

Examples :

"While waiting for the bus, Sarah overheard her neighbor arguing with her husband. "
莎拉在等公交车的时候，无意中听到邻居和她丈夫吵架。
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration arguing

arguing verb

/ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡju.ɪŋ/

争辩，辩论.

"The empty pizza box and crumbs on his face are arguing that my son ate the last slice. "

空的披萨盒和他脸上的面包屑表明我儿子吃了最后一块披萨。

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

Illustration husband

husband noun

/ˈhʌz.bənd/

丈夫，先生，老公。

"My husband is the primary breadwinner for our family. "

我的丈夫是我们家的主要经济支柱。

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

Illustration neighbor

neighbor noun

/ˈneɪbər/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

Illustration overheard

overheard verb

/oʊ.vɚ.hɝd/

无意中听到, 偶然听到

"I overheard my teacher talking about a surprise party. "

我无意中听到我的老师在谈论一个惊喜派对。

Illustration waiting

waiting verb

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

等待，等候。

"We are waiting the bus to arrive. "

我们正在等候公共汽车的到来。

Illustration ears

ears noun

/ɪəz/ /ɪɹz/

耳朵

"The dog perked up its ears when it heard the sound of the car pulling into the driveway. "

听到汽车开进车道的声响，那只狗立刻竖起了耳朵。

Illustration hear

hear verb

/hɪə(ɹ)/ /hɪɹ/ /hjɜː/

听到，听见。

"I was deaf, and now I can hear."

我以前是聋子，现在能听见了。

Illustration while

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

Illustration meant

meant verb

/ˈmɛnt/

打算，意图，意味着

"My parents meant for me to study hard in school. "

我父母希望我努力学习。