Definition of hear in English:

hear

verbheard hɪəhɪr

1with object Perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
听见；听到
behind her she could hear men's voices
她能听到背后男人们的说话声。
with object and infinitive she had never been heard to complain
从来没有人听见她说过不满的话。
no object he did not hear very well
他听不太清楚。
Example sentencesExamples
- A neighbour reported hearing a thud that sounded like a garbage bag being dropped.
- Five minutes after that I heard seven bangs which sounded like firecrackers.
- At that very moment, she hears some familiar sounds and feels some movement behind her back.
- And yet it still sounded remarkable to hear the words that came yesterday.
- At 16 he awoke to his country's indigenous sounds after hearing traditional music played at his father's funeral.
- Perhaps they enjoy hearing me sound all ratty and scratchy, trying to be polite in the name of friendship.
- She stumbled out of the way just as she heard the voice, sounding quite irritated.
- This may sound cruel but I hear catcalls and people pick on me enough outside my family home.
- I remember hearing the bus driver sounding his horn as if he was angry.
- If you haven't heard the sound clip you really have to get with the programme.
- They've been hearing the sound bites from the government ministers and also from the farmers.
- I've never heard anyone with a sound scientific background argue that it's better for you.
- The roaring and crashing sounds she had heard the night before had not stopped either.
- Whilst we were talking, we heard a sort of sound between a yelp and a bark.
- The noise of the blast has left him struggling to hear high frequency sounds.
- As Claire walked into the main corridor, she heard voices that sounded not too far off.
- It helped her hear some vowel sounds in the lower frequencies, but that was all.
- Her voice was so quite that he almost didn't hear her over the sound of the river.
- It is through the use of pictures, sounds, and hearing the language on a daily basis that helps them to learn.
- Humans cannot generate or hear the high frequency sound waves generated by bats.
Synonyms
perceive, catch, get, make out, take in, apprehend, discern
overhear
listen to, attend to, give ear to
1. 1.1 Listen or pay attention to.
  注意听，聆听；重视
  with clause she just doesn't hear what I'm telling her
  她就是不注意听我在对她说什么。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He may be willing to listen but will he hear anything that's said?
  It knows the difference between listening and hearing.
  If he does not listen, the only other way to be heard is at the ballot box in November.
  James stood there listening the whole time but only heard half the conversation.
  The children learn to open their hearts and to really listen to others and be heard by them.
  She complains that I don't talk to her and then she wonders why I get so angry because she never listens or hears anything I say.
  Anna started to speak to me again, and I listened, nodding, although not really hearing anything she had to say.
  It is at that point that his mantra changes from a selfish need to be heard to actually listening.
  The Ivorians seemed willing to be heard, but none of them seemed willing to listen.
2. 1.2hear someone out Listen to all that someone has to say.
  听…说完
  Joseph gravely heard them out but never offered advice
  约瑟夫严肃地听他们说完但是却没有提出任何建议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They ruled that if defendants could show they were acting out of necessity or under duress the jury had the right to hear them out.
  I've done a fair amount of that kind of work before - I once worked with kids in a juvenile hall - and over the years I have found that if you can convey that you really want to hear them out as opposed to preaching to them, then they open up.
  So, I decided that I would hear them out and just listen.
  The best never try to persuade the reader to believe them, only to hear them out, as Fort himself once did.
  Ariel Rogers heard them out, but it was important to her that, if they were to use Stan's name, they would have to do it right.
  Before you people start screaming, hear my case out.
  The mother hadn't found out her daughters' motives, she hadn't heard them out.
  As long as we exclude them and don't hear them out, we will allow them to continue their hate.
  The panelists, members of a national government advisory congress, intervened and heard the student out, according to one witness and accounts by others posted on the Internet.
  She doesn't listen to their problems, their wants or needs, she just assumes that she knows exactly what they need or want without really hearing them out.
3. 1.3Law Listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff)
  〔律〕审理（案件）；听取（原告陈述）
  an all-woman jury heard the case
  一个清一色由女性组成的陪审团听取了案情的陈述。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Accordingly I rule that this court has jurisdiction to hear this case against all defendants.
  To hear cases, the judges sit in Chambers of seven, appointed on a rotating basis from within each Section.
  It was pointed out that all other common law jurisdictions hear such cases in jury courts.
  Four Scottish judges, sitting without a jury, are hearing the case.
  Three appeal court judges will hear the case on March 31 as he launches his fight against the conviction.
  Synonyms
  try, judge, sit in judgement on
  adjudicate (on), adjudge, pass judgement on, give a ruling on
4. 1.4 Listen to and grant (a prayer)
  倾听（祈祷）并满足祈祷要求
  our Heavenly Father has heard our prayers
  上帝倾听我们的祈祷并赐福予我们。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She finally understood that God had indeed heard her prayers every cold and lonely night.
  Then, we'll learn that Jesus is always with us, strengthening our faith and hearing our prayers.
  Does it mean my prayers are those of a nonbeliever and not worthy of being heard by my Lord?
  Following that meeting, my husband and I both felt strongly that the Lord had heard our prayers.
  Come, pray with me and understand that all of our prayers will be heard by the same God.
  It said to him that his prayer had been heard and that soon his desire would be granted.
  That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer.
  The service beseeches God to hear the prayers of the community.
  Those prayers were heard, for God was preparing him for his future task.
  Jesus hears our cries for help when we find strife in our lives, just as he hears our prayers of thanksgiving and praise when things are going well.
  This is nothing short of God hearing a child's prayer and graciously giving him his heart's desire.
  We can place our full confidence in the One who called us by name and hears every prayer that springs from our hearts.
  When we intercede, God hears and answers our prayer.
  Would God hear my prayer, for a hundred million were praying for their loved ones?
  The tumult has at last been quieted, but it unclear whether the prayers have been heard.
  He heard my prayer, for when I went back to work after Christmas, a Christian lad started working alongside me.
  But there is no record that He ever refused to hear the prayer of anyone; not even the lowest.
2Be told or informed of.
听说
have you heard the news?
你听说了那个消息吗？
with clause they heard that I had moved
他们听说我搬家了。
no object I was shocked to hear of her death
听到她的死讯我十分吃惊。
Example sentencesExamples
- Most employees arriving for work early today had only heard about the merger on the early morning news.
- If anyone has more information, I would be most interested to hear of it.
- We often hear of private records being dumped illegally or information being stolen.
- I heard about this on the news on the radio on Friday, but didn't have the time to look any further into it at that point.
- We only heard about the scandal at the Sheffield clinic on the news.
- I sent an email to the minister informing him that I expect to hear of his resignation in coming days.
- Many people saw things as they were reported on the TV news, or heard about them on the radio as they drove along.
- I decided to investigate, using an experiment I'd heard about in New York City.
- She told her husband about the incident the next day and he told her he had heard about the killing on the news and urged her to contact the police.
- The mask, in a private collection, was unknown to researchers until Coe heard about it last year.
- He had first heard about the investigation on the radio and contacted the police.
- Every time I talk to or hear of anyone studying anything at all, I get jealous.
- She had not gone to work because she had heard about the bombs on the news.
- I suspect we will hear of more research like this as mobile-phone using cohorts in the population age.
- If we could absorb the significance and importance of every death we heard about in the news then we would be unable to function.
- The Duchess of York, who is an old friend of Murray and knows her as Jeffa, said she was delighted to hear of the explorers' safe rescue.
- This is the first question my friends asked me when they heard about the trip.
- However, just about every murder case we hear of in the news involves a religious murderer.
- The next news they heard about Belinda was a phone call in 1997 informing them she had been arrested.
- We have heard about investment but what about investment in pensioners?
Synonyms
be informed, be told, find out, discover, learn, gather, glean, ascertain, get word, be made aware, be given to understand, hear tell, get wind, pick up
1. 2.1have heard ofno object Be aware of; know of the existence of.
  知道；听说过
  nobody had ever heard of my college
  没人听说过我的大学。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Few people outside the industry had heard of him and that's the way he liked it.
  The wife has arthritis and she went up to her specialist but he had never heard of it as a cure.
  If they haven't heard of the campaign, this will tell them what they need to know.
  I have never heard of this before and wondered whether it could help the problem.
  I'm the guy who makes part four and part five of movies where you haven't heard of the first one.
  It is fair bet that like millions of Americans you never heard of any of this.
  If you have heard of all three, you will realise just how truly irreplaceable John Peel is.
  Just occasionally I hear a song by an artist I have never heard of that sticks in my mind for days.
  We set up our site five years ago when many businesses hadn't even heard of e-commerce.
  I would like to ask him when was the last time he heard of a fox-hunter tucking into a tasty meal of fox stew?
  They say the proposed change will associate them with a place most people have never even heard of.
  After games he would drink just water to rehydrate himself before we had even heard of doing that.
  You probably haven't even heard of some of these people but we had a great time.
  I have not heard of a single new urban transport plan for the town which would make any difference.
  This is when all the people who don't give a toss or haven't heard of the scandal are still behind you.
  By far the most common reaction is that they have never heard of him, he doesn't even register.
  I've never heard of a swimming pool anywhere in the world that has banned backstroke.
  What about lab technicians who are rarely heard of but whose competence can be a matter of life or death?
  They certainly did not expect a choir most of them had never heard of to leapfrog them into third spot.
  Dad ignores daughter if he passes her in the street and she wishes they had never heard of the Lottery.
2. 2.2hear fromno object Be contacted by (someone), especially by letter or telephone.
  被（某人）联系上（尤指通过信或电话）；收到…的来信（或电话）
  if you would like to join the committee, we would love to hear from you
  如果你想加入委员会的话，欢迎你和我们联系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  After a day without hearing from him, she contacted the police and began a search.
  If you have a story to tell or a regret to resolve they would love to hear from you.
  Childline Scotland, the national helpline for children in trouble or danger, hears from a small, but significant, number of young people who are commercially sexually exploited every year.
  Though disqualified as a member of the council, he will address his former colleagues ‘in committee’ before the start of the monthly meeting and is likely to ask for a delay in filling his seat until he hears from the Department of Justice.
  I've not spoken to her on the phone nor heard from her via letter for three years.
  If you or one of your readers is interested in doing this we would love to hear from them.
  This contact is sometimes the first time they have heard from their families for decades.
  Take time to read some of the stories on the site and if you think you have what it takes, we'd love to hear from you.
  If you have a story or information you would like to be included we would love to hear from you.
  He would love to hear from anyone who has examples of animal folklore or legend in Yorkshire.
  I still have not heard from you following my last letter, and do not expect to for some months.
  My dad heard from his two brothers that he never hears from, one in Romania who is now coming home to make funeral arrangements.
  The programme hears from a woman who avoided leaving her house for 10 years, and if she had to, scrubbed herself so violently afterwards that she literally got down to the last of her seven layers of skin.
  We always love hearing from you, even if you have tattoos and pierced places on you.
  If so the organisers of this year's Medieval Festival would love to hear from you.
  Not hearing from him, I contacted another friend in the UK, who had been in touch with his sister.
  The group is particularly keen to hear from people living close to mobile telephone masts.
  So, what I'm trying to say is, I love hearing from you guys, even if I don't always show it.
  He would love to hear from anyone who can shed some light on the great cowboy mystery.
  In truth, I'm probably just a mild hypochondriac who should get out more, but if no one hears from me for more than three days, please call the following number…
3will/would not hear ofno object Will or would not allow or agree to.
不允许；不同意
I won't hear of such idiocy
我不允许这种愚蠢行为。
Example sentencesExamples
- When mom was told, she would not hear of such a thing.
- But her mother, who had never once considered her child as anything but beautiful, would not hear of it.
- He would not hear of my attending the funeral, or going for a day or two, to cheer poor Frederick's solitude.
- He just hoped her mother would not hear of this because then she would no doubt be angry with him, letting her favorite daughter lift a finger and do something for herself.
- She could have walked to Annie's house, which was only twice the distance to the diner, but Annie would not hear of her walking through town with all of her luggage, especially seeing as how she was the talk of the town.
- ‘I told you, I had to study,’ not to mention the fact that my mom would not hear of me going out on a school night.
- The hotel would not hear of it and insisted it went to the courts.
- Margaret would not hear of this and three years ago Victor left the matrimonial home.
- Given my feeling about my own journals, when I ran across those kept by my friend's 89-year-old mother after her death, I would not hear of throwing them away.
- When he wants to quit again, Maria will not hear of it.
- She will not hear of his proposal because he is homeless and illiterate.
- I offered to process the roll and send him the shots that I had taken in his museum, but he would not hear of it.
- She had wanted someone to roll it out for her, but the director would not hear of it.
- In fact, the only reason she remained in school for so long was that her teachers would not hear of her being removed because she was such an excellent pupil.
- I will not hear of any lofty titles as long as I stay on this island!
- A neighbour of mine had a dog that was run over, it lost three of its legs, these caring people would not hear of the vet putting him down, so instead they used to take him out for a ‘drag’ a couple of times a day.
- I badly wanted to ride out and meet him, but Mama would not hear of it.
- Miss Reynolds, I will not hear of you traveling to Brighton unescorted.
- We offered to compensate the generous stranger but he would not hear of it.
- The conservative government was gung ho about supporting our ally and would not hear of possible defeat; we would never cut and run.

Phrases

be unable to hear oneself think

informal Used to complain about very loud noise or music.
〈非正式〉（用于抱怨噪声或音乐声太大）吵得要死
I hate bars where you can't hear yourself think
我讨厌酒吧，那里吵得要死。
Example sentencesExamples
- I am unable to hear myself think because of the shouting in my right ear.
- Angels vice president Tim Mead recalls being unable to hear himself think when the team was three outs from clinching the '86 ALCS, but he says the sustained intensity this postseason was far greater.
- She was so loud, the rest of the dining room was unable to hear themselves think.
- I searched for the giant reticulated python, lizards, macaque monkeys and flying lemurs for hours and hours in the deathly heat, almost unable to hear myself think with the screeching of insects and exotic birds.
- If you have a room with a pool view you cannot lay down in your room because the noise is that bad you are unable to hear yourself think.
- They were so loud you could not even hear our rides, and we were unable to hear ourselves think, as if thinking is something we have to do!
- It is that urge to run out onto an opposing school's football field after an improbable upset or to be unable to hear yourself think over the roar of the home court anxiously awaiting the final buzzer.

hear! hear!

Used to express one's wholehearted agreement with something said, especially in a speech.
（用于表示衷心同意某人所说的话）听啊！听啊！
Example sentencesExamples
- My mother, who taught fourth grade for 30 years and became heartily sick of parents who insisted that she hand out high grades to undeserving kids in order not to damage their self-esteem, says ‘hear hear.’
- No one spoke until Maura called out ‘hear hear’ and the rest of the audience, though confused, clapped along and began to eat.
- We say, hear hear, it couldn't have happened to a nicer film/bloke.
- The crew echoed with ‘hear hear’ and ‘damn straight.’

hear say (or tell) of (or that)

Be informed of or that.
听说得知；了解到
I heard tell that he went out west
我听说他去了西部。
Example sentencesExamples
- I have even heard say that during training she won't even smile if there's not a good reason.
- I've heard tell that in Poland there's been a tradition that young boys take sweets to school for girls, and men take flowers for women at work.
- Only these are far larger than any I heard tell of as a boy, and all others who come here from outside say the same.
- When comedic actors go into drama - particularly when they're at the peak of their careers - you always hear tell that sometimes they won't ‘go all out’ because they're scared to death.
- I have heard tell that there is a woman in this city who may know the whereabouts of this book.
- And I hear tell that there's a lot of beauty up there in Iceland.
- I have even heard tell that some people don't answer the phone if they recognise the number and don't wish to speak to that person right now.
- There were towers and pillars and Elizabeth had heard tell that there were hundreds of rooms, even though the glorious abode accommodated only one occupant.
- And I have heard tell that one of them was innocent!
- Furthermore, I've heard tell that, like racehorses, modern blocks of flats all have one great-great grandaddy.
Synonyms
hear about, hear of, learn of, find out about, become aware of, be made aware of, be told about, be informed of, hear tell of, have brought to one's notice

Derivatives

hearable

adjective

What they aim for is that virtual objects or processes will be not just seeable and hearable, but experienced through touch as well.
Example sentencesExamples
- I asked the voice that now seemed to only be hearable in my head.
- The whole thing will be hearable on the web by tomorrow AM here.
- Reeves has referred to such talk as ‘sanitary coding’ whereby racism is visible and hearable, while also deniable due to the deployment of mixed and contradictory discourses that are difficult to challenge.
- Dialog is not nearly high enough to be consistently clear and hearable.

hearer

noun ˈhɪərəˈhɪrər

Assume that any biblical verse you cite has an obvious meaning, and lead your hearers to think that it is identical with the point you're trying to make.
Example sentencesExamples
- Real conversation is a series of starts and stops, with doubling back to respond to the words and facial expressions of the hearers.
- That is the real point of the sermon, to help his hearers understand the all pervading contradiction in every human life, especially when it surfaces at the time of death.
- It compels attention, because it is the giving of a gift, not just a thing that is external to teller and hearer alike (even if it's a well-known old tale), but that somehow is a giving of a part of the teller's own being.
- Unless the context is made very clear, the reader or hearer cannot be sure whether such an expression as ‘fulsome praise’ is meant in the sense ‘generous in amount, extent’ or in the sense Perry suggests.

Origin

Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören.

Rhymes

adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre

Definition of hear in US English:

hear

verbhɪrhir

[with object]

1Perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something)
听见；听到
behind her she could hear men's voices
她能听到背后男人们的说话声。
with object and infinitive she had never been heard to complain
从来没有人听见她说过不满的话。
no object he did not hear very well
他听不太清楚。
Example sentencesExamples
- Five minutes after that I heard seven bangs which sounded like firecrackers.
- Her voice was so quite that he almost didn't hear her over the sound of the river.
- The noise of the blast has left him struggling to hear high frequency sounds.
- They've been hearing the sound bites from the government ministers and also from the farmers.
- I've never heard anyone with a sound scientific background argue that it's better for you.
- Humans cannot generate or hear the high frequency sound waves generated by bats.
- If you haven't heard the sound clip you really have to get with the programme.
- A neighbour reported hearing a thud that sounded like a garbage bag being dropped.
- As Claire walked into the main corridor, she heard voices that sounded not too far off.
- I remember hearing the bus driver sounding his horn as if he was angry.
- Whilst we were talking, we heard a sort of sound between a yelp and a bark.
- She stumbled out of the way just as she heard the voice, sounding quite irritated.
- At 16 he awoke to his country's indigenous sounds after hearing traditional music played at his father's funeral.
- It is through the use of pictures, sounds, and hearing the language on a daily basis that helps them to learn.
- This may sound cruel but I hear catcalls and people pick on me enough outside my family home.
- Perhaps they enjoy hearing me sound all ratty and scratchy, trying to be polite in the name of friendship.
- It helped her hear some vowel sounds in the lower frequencies, but that was all.
- At that very moment, she hears some familiar sounds and feels some movement behind her back.
- The roaring and crashing sounds she had heard the night before had not stopped either.
- And yet it still sounded remarkable to hear the words that came yesterday.
Synonyms
perceive, catch, get, make out, take in, apprehend, discern
1. 1.1 Be told or informed of.
  听说
  have you heard the news?
  你听说了那个消息吗？
  with clause they heard that I had moved
  他们听说我搬家了。
  no object I was shocked to hear of her death
  听到她的死讯我十分吃惊。
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is the first question my friends asked me when they heard about the trip.
  I suspect we will hear of more research like this as mobile-phone using cohorts in the population age.
  I decided to investigate, using an experiment I'd heard about in New York City.
  I sent an email to the minister informing him that I expect to hear of his resignation in coming days.
  If anyone has more information, I would be most interested to hear of it.
  The mask, in a private collection, was unknown to researchers until Coe heard about it last year.
  We often hear of private records being dumped illegally or information being stolen.
  We only heard about the scandal at the Sheffield clinic on the news.
  Most employees arriving for work early today had only heard about the merger on the early morning news.
  We have heard about investment but what about investment in pensioners?
  I heard about this on the news on the radio on Friday, but didn't have the time to look any further into it at that point.
  If we could absorb the significance and importance of every death we heard about in the news then we would be unable to function.
  She had not gone to work because she had heard about the bombs on the news.
  However, just about every murder case we hear of in the news involves a religious murderer.
  Many people saw things as they were reported on the TV news, or heard about them on the radio as they drove along.
  She told her husband about the incident the next day and he told her he had heard about the killing on the news and urged her to contact the police.
  Every time I talk to or hear of anyone studying anything at all, I get jealous.
  The next news they heard about Belinda was a phone call in 1997 informing them she had been arrested.
  The Duchess of York, who is an old friend of Murray and knows her as Jeffa, said she was delighted to hear of the explorers' safe rescue.
  He had first heard about the investigation on the radio and contacted the police.
  Synonyms
  be informed, be told, find out, discover, learn, gather, glean, ascertain, get word, be made aware, be given to understand, hear tell, get wind, pick up
2. 1.2have heard ofno object Be aware of; know of the existence of.
  知道；听说过
  nobody had ever heard of my college
  没人听说过我的大学。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If they haven't heard of the campaign, this will tell them what they need to know.
  Few people outside the industry had heard of him and that's the way he liked it.
  It is fair bet that like millions of Americans you never heard of any of this.
  The wife has arthritis and she went up to her specialist but he had never heard of it as a cure.
  This is when all the people who don't give a toss or haven't heard of the scandal are still behind you.
  By far the most common reaction is that they have never heard of him, he doesn't even register.
  I have never heard of this before and wondered whether it could help the problem.
  They certainly did not expect a choir most of them had never heard of to leapfrog them into third spot.
  I'm the guy who makes part four and part five of movies where you haven't heard of the first one.
  Just occasionally I hear a song by an artist I have never heard of that sticks in my mind for days.
  They say the proposed change will associate them with a place most people have never even heard of.
  What about lab technicians who are rarely heard of but whose competence can be a matter of life or death?
  You probably haven't even heard of some of these people but we had a great time.
  I've never heard of a swimming pool anywhere in the world that has banned backstroke.
  Dad ignores daughter if he passes her in the street and she wishes they had never heard of the Lottery.
  I have not heard of a single new urban transport plan for the town which would make any difference.
  After games he would drink just water to rehydrate himself before we had even heard of doing that.
  I would like to ask him when was the last time he heard of a fox-hunter tucking into a tasty meal of fox stew?
  If you have heard of all three, you will realise just how truly irreplaceable John Peel is.
  We set up our site five years ago when many businesses hadn't even heard of e-commerce.
3. 1.3hear fromno object Be contacted by (someone), especially by letter or telephone.
  被（某人）联系上（尤指通过信或电话）；收到…的来信（或电话）
  if you would like to join the committee, we would love to hear from you
  如果你想加入委员会的话，欢迎你和我们联系。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If you or one of your readers is interested in doing this we would love to hear from them.
  The programme hears from a woman who avoided leaving her house for 10 years, and if she had to, scrubbed herself so violently afterwards that she literally got down to the last of her seven layers of skin.
  So, what I'm trying to say is, I love hearing from you guys, even if I don't always show it.
  My dad heard from his two brothers that he never hears from, one in Romania who is now coming home to make funeral arrangements.
  He would love to hear from anyone who has examples of animal folklore or legend in Yorkshire.
  Not hearing from him, I contacted another friend in the UK, who had been in touch with his sister.
  Take time to read some of the stories on the site and if you think you have what it takes, we'd love to hear from you.
  This contact is sometimes the first time they have heard from their families for decades.
  He would love to hear from anyone who can shed some light on the great cowboy mystery.
  I've not spoken to her on the phone nor heard from her via letter for three years.
  If so the organisers of this year's Medieval Festival would love to hear from you.
  If you have a story or information you would like to be included we would love to hear from you.
  Though disqualified as a member of the council, he will address his former colleagues ‘in committee’ before the start of the monthly meeting and is likely to ask for a delay in filling his seat until he hears from the Department of Justice.
  Childline Scotland, the national helpline for children in trouble or danger, hears from a small, but significant, number of young people who are commercially sexually exploited every year.
  If you have a story to tell or a regret to resolve they would love to hear from you.
  In truth, I'm probably just a mild hypochondriac who should get out more, but if no one hears from me for more than three days, please call the following number…
  After a day without hearing from him, she contacted the police and began a search.
  We always love hearing from you, even if you have tattoos and pierced places on you.
  The group is particularly keen to hear from people living close to mobile telephone masts.
  I still have not heard from you following my last letter, and do not expect to for some months.
4. 1.4 Listen or pay attention to.
  注意听，聆听；重视
  with clause she just doesn't hear what I'm telling her
  她就是不注意听我在对她说什么。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anna started to speak to me again, and I listened, nodding, although not really hearing anything she had to say.
  It knows the difference between listening and hearing.
  She complains that I don't talk to her and then she wonders why I get so angry because she never listens or hears anything I say.
  It is at that point that his mantra changes from a selfish need to be heard to actually listening.
  He may be willing to listen but will he hear anything that's said?
  James stood there listening the whole time but only heard half the conversation.
  If he does not listen, the only other way to be heard is at the ballot box in November.
  The children learn to open their hearts and to really listen to others and be heard by them.
  The Ivorians seemed willing to be heard, but none of them seemed willing to listen.
5. 1.5hear someone out Listen to all that someone has to say.
  听…说完
  Joseph gravely heard them out but never offered advice
  约瑟夫严肃地听他们说完但是却没有提出任何建议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ariel Rogers heard them out, but it was important to her that, if they were to use Stan's name, they would have to do it right.
  They ruled that if defendants could show they were acting out of necessity or under duress the jury had the right to hear them out.
  The mother hadn't found out her daughters' motives, she hadn't heard them out.
  As long as we exclude them and don't hear them out, we will allow them to continue their hate.
  Before you people start screaming, hear my case out.
  The best never try to persuade the reader to believe them, only to hear them out, as Fort himself once did.
  So, I decided that I would hear them out and just listen.
  The panelists, members of a national government advisory congress, intervened and heard the student out, according to one witness and accounts by others posted on the Internet.
  I've done a fair amount of that kind of work before - I once worked with kids in a juvenile hall - and over the years I have found that if you can convey that you really want to hear them out as opposed to preaching to them, then they open up.
  She doesn't listen to their problems, their wants or needs, she just assumes that she knows exactly what they need or want without really hearing them out.
6. 1.6will/would not hear ofno object Will or would not allow or agree to.
  不允许；不同意
  I won't hear of such idiocy
  我不允许这种愚蠢行为。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We offered to compensate the generous stranger but he would not hear of it.
  A neighbour of mine had a dog that was run over, it lost three of its legs, these caring people would not hear of the vet putting him down, so instead they used to take him out for a ‘drag’ a couple of times a day.
  She will not hear of his proposal because he is homeless and illiterate.
  In fact, the only reason she remained in school for so long was that her teachers would not hear of her being removed because she was such an excellent pupil.
  He just hoped her mother would not hear of this because then she would no doubt be angry with him, letting her favorite daughter lift a finger and do something for herself.
  He would not hear of my attending the funeral, or going for a day or two, to cheer poor Frederick's solitude.
  Given my feeling about my own journals, when I ran across those kept by my friend's 89-year-old mother after her death, I would not hear of throwing them away.
  I will not hear of any lofty titles as long as I stay on this island!
  She had wanted someone to roll it out for her, but the director would not hear of it.
  The conservative government was gung ho about supporting our ally and would not hear of possible defeat; we would never cut and run.
  She could have walked to Annie's house, which was only twice the distance to the diner, but Annie would not hear of her walking through town with all of her luggage, especially seeing as how she was the talk of the town.
  ‘I told you, I had to study,’ not to mention the fact that my mom would not hear of me going out on a school night.
  But her mother, who had never once considered her child as anything but beautiful, would not hear of it.
  The hotel would not hear of it and insisted it went to the courts.
  When he wants to quit again, Maria will not hear of it.
  When mom was told, she would not hear of such a thing.
  Miss Reynolds, I will not hear of you traveling to Brighton unescorted.
  I offered to process the roll and send him the shots that I had taken in his museum, but he would not hear of it.
  I badly wanted to ride out and meet him, but Mama would not hear of it.
  Margaret would not hear of this and three years ago Victor left the matrimonial home.
7. 1.7Law Listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff)
  〔律〕审理（案件）；听取（原告陈述）
  an all-woman jury heard the case
  一个清一色由女性组成的陪审团听取了案情的陈述。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Accordingly I rule that this court has jurisdiction to hear this case against all defendants.
  It was pointed out that all other common law jurisdictions hear such cases in jury courts.
  To hear cases, the judges sit in Chambers of seven, appointed on a rotating basis from within each Section.
  Four Scottish judges, sitting without a jury, are hearing the case.
  Three appeal court judges will hear the case on March 31 as he launches his fight against the conviction.
  Synonyms
  try, judge, sit in judgement on
8. 1.8 Listen to and grant (a prayer)
  倾听（祈祷）并满足祈祷要求
  our Heavenly Father has heard our prayers
  上帝倾听我们的祈祷并赐福予我们。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He heard my prayer, for when I went back to work after Christmas, a Christian lad started working alongside me.
  Would God hear my prayer, for a hundred million were praying for their loved ones?
  But there is no record that He ever refused to hear the prayer of anyone; not even the lowest.
  We can place our full confidence in the One who called us by name and hears every prayer that springs from our hearts.
  The service beseeches God to hear the prayers of the community.
  Come, pray with me and understand that all of our prayers will be heard by the same God.
  When we intercede, God hears and answers our prayer.
  Jesus hears our cries for help when we find strife in our lives, just as he hears our prayers of thanksgiving and praise when things are going well.
  Then, we'll learn that Jesus is always with us, strengthening our faith and hearing our prayers.
  This is nothing short of God hearing a child's prayer and graciously giving him his heart's desire.
  She finally understood that God had indeed heard her prayers every cold and lonely night.
  Following that meeting, my husband and I both felt strongly that the Lord had heard our prayers.
  Does it mean my prayers are those of a nonbeliever and not worthy of being heard by my Lord?
  Those prayers were heard, for God was preparing him for his future task.
  It said to him that his prayer had been heard and that soon his desire would be granted.
  The tumult has at last been quieted, but it unclear whether the prayers have been heard.
  That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer.

Phrases

be unable to hear oneself think

informal Used to complain about very loud noise or music.
〈非正式〉（用于抱怨噪声或音乐声太大）吵得要死
I hate bars where you can't hear yourself think
我讨厌酒吧，那里吵得要死。
Example sentencesExamples
- If you have a room with a pool view you cannot lay down in your room because the noise is that bad you are unable to hear yourself think.
- They were so loud you could not even hear our rides, and we were unable to hear ourselves think, as if thinking is something we have to do!
- She was so loud, the rest of the dining room was unable to hear themselves think.
- I am unable to hear myself think because of the shouting in my right ear.
- It is that urge to run out onto an opposing school's football field after an improbable upset or to be unable to hear yourself think over the roar of the home court anxiously awaiting the final buzzer.
- I searched for the giant reticulated python, lizards, macaque monkeys and flying lemurs for hours and hours in the deathly heat, almost unable to hear myself think with the screeching of insects and exotic birds.
- Angels vice president Tim Mead recalls being unable to hear himself think when the team was three outs from clinching the '86 ALCS, but he says the sustained intensity this postseason was far greater.

hear! hear!

Used to express one's wholehearted agreement with something said, especially in a speech.
（用于表示衷心同意某人所说的话）听啊！听啊！
Example sentencesExamples
- We say, hear hear, it couldn't have happened to a nicer film/bloke.
- My mother, who taught fourth grade for 30 years and became heartily sick of parents who insisted that she hand out high grades to undeserving kids in order not to damage their self-esteem, says ‘hear hear.’
- The crew echoed with ‘hear hear’ and ‘damn straight.’
- No one spoke until Maura called out ‘hear hear’ and the rest of the audience, though confused, clapped along and began to eat.

hear tell of (or that)

Be informed of (or that)
听说得知；了解到
I heard tell that he went out west
我听说他去了西部。
Example sentencesExamples
- When comedic actors go into drama - particularly when they're at the peak of their careers - you always hear tell that sometimes they won't ‘go all out’ because they're scared to death.
- I have even heard tell that some people don't answer the phone if they recognise the number and don't wish to speak to that person right now.
- Only these are far larger than any I heard tell of as a boy, and all others who come here from outside say the same.
- And I hear tell that there's a lot of beauty up there in Iceland.
- There were towers and pillars and Elizabeth had heard tell that there were hundreds of rooms, even though the glorious abode accommodated only one occupant.
- I've heard tell that in Poland there's been a tradition that young boys take sweets to school for girls, and men take flowers for women at work.
- Furthermore, I've heard tell that, like racehorses, modern blocks of flats all have one great-great grandaddy.
- I have even heard say that during training she won't even smile if there's not a good reason.
- I have heard tell that there is a woman in this city who may know the whereabouts of this book.
- And I have heard tell that one of them was innocent!
Synonyms
hear about, hear of, learn of, find out about, become aware of, be made aware of, be told about, be informed of, hear tell of, have brought to one's notice

Origin

Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören.

单词	hear
释义	Definition of hear in English: hear verbheard hɪəhɪr 1with object Perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something) 听见；听到 behind her she could hear men's voices 她能听到背后男人们的说话声。 with object and infinitive she had never been heard to complain 从来没有人听见她说过不满的话。 no object he did not hear very well 他听不太清楚。 Example sentencesExamples A neighbour reported hearing a thud that sounded like a garbage bag being dropped. Five minutes after that I heard seven bangs which sounded like firecrackers. At that very moment, she hears some familiar sounds and feels some movement behind her back. And yet it still sounded remarkable to hear the words that came yesterday. At 16 he awoke to his country's indigenous sounds after hearing traditional music played at his father's funeral. Perhaps they enjoy hearing me sound all ratty and scratchy, trying to be polite in the name of friendship. She stumbled out of the way just as she heard the voice, sounding quite irritated. This may sound cruel but I hear catcalls and people pick on me enough outside my family home. I remember hearing the bus driver sounding his horn as if he was angry. If you haven't heard the sound clip you really have to get with the programme. They've been hearing the sound bites from the government ministers and also from the farmers. I've never heard anyone with a sound scientific background argue that it's better for you. The roaring and crashing sounds she had heard the night before had not stopped either. Whilst we were talking, we heard a sort of sound between a yelp and a bark. The noise of the blast has left him struggling to hear high frequency sounds. As Claire walked into the main corridor, she heard voices that sounded not too far off. It helped her hear some vowel sounds in the lower frequencies, but that was all. Her voice was so quite that he almost didn't hear her over the sound of the river. It is through the use of pictures, sounds, and hearing the language on a daily basis that helps them to learn. Humans cannot generate or hear the high frequency sound waves generated by bats. Synonyms perceive, catch, get, make out, take in, apprehend, discern overhear listen to, attend to, give ear to 1.1 Listen or pay attention to. 注意听，聆听；重视 with clause she just doesn't hear what I'm telling her 她就是不注意听我在对她说什么。 Example sentencesExamples He may be willing to listen but will he hear anything that's said? It knows the difference between listening and hearing. If he does not listen, the only other way to be heard is at the ballot box in November. James stood there listening the whole time but only heard half the conversation. The children learn to open their hearts and to really listen to others and be heard by them. She complains that I don't talk to her and then she wonders why I get so angry because she never listens or hears anything I say. Anna started to speak to me again, and I listened, nodding, although not really hearing anything she had to say. It is at that point that his mantra changes from a selfish need to be heard to actually listening. The Ivorians seemed willing to be heard, but none of them seemed willing to listen. 1.2hear someone out Listen to all that someone has to say. 听…说完 Joseph gravely heard them out but never offered advice 约瑟夫严肃地听他们说完但是却没有提出任何建议。 Example sentencesExamples They ruled that if defendants could show they were acting out of necessity or under duress the jury had the right to hear them out. I've done a fair amount of that kind of work before - I once worked with kids in a juvenile hall - and over the years I have found that if you can convey that you really want to hear them out as opposed to preaching to them, then they open up. So, I decided that I would hear them out and just listen. The best never try to persuade the reader to believe them, only to hear them out, as Fort himself once did. Ariel Rogers heard them out, but it was important to her that, if they were to use Stan's name, they would have to do it right. Before you people start screaming, hear my case out. The mother hadn't found out her daughters' motives, she hadn't heard them out. As long as we exclude them and don't hear them out, we will allow them to continue their hate. The panelists, members of a national government advisory congress, intervened and heard the student out, according to one witness and accounts by others posted on the Internet. She doesn't listen to their problems, their wants or needs, she just assumes that she knows exactly what they need or want without really hearing them out. 1.3Law Listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff) 〔律〕审理（案件）；听取（原告陈述） an all-woman jury heard the case 一个清一色由女性组成的陪审团听取了案情的陈述。 Example sentencesExamples Accordingly I rule that this court has jurisdiction to hear this case against all defendants. To hear cases, the judges sit in Chambers of seven, appointed on a rotating basis from within each Section. It was pointed out that all other common law jurisdictions hear such cases in jury courts. Four Scottish judges, sitting without a jury, are hearing the case. Three appeal court judges will hear the case on March 31 as he launches his fight against the conviction. Synonyms try, judge, sit in judgement on adjudicate (on), adjudge, pass judgement on, give a ruling on 1.4 Listen to and grant (a prayer) 倾听（祈祷）并满足祈祷要求 our Heavenly Father has heard our prayers 上帝倾听我们的祈祷并赐福予我们。 Example sentencesExamples She finally understood that God had indeed heard her prayers every cold and lonely night. Then, we'll learn that Jesus is always with us, strengthening our faith and hearing our prayers. Does it mean my prayers are those of a nonbeliever and not worthy of being heard by my Lord? Following that meeting, my husband and I both felt strongly that the Lord had heard our prayers. Come, pray with me and understand that all of our prayers will be heard by the same God. It said to him that his prayer had been heard and that soon his desire would be granted. That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer. The service beseeches God to hear the prayers of the community. Those prayers were heard, for God was preparing him for his future task. Jesus hears our cries for help when we find strife in our lives, just as he hears our prayers of thanksgiving and praise when things are going well. This is nothing short of God hearing a child's prayer and graciously giving him his heart's desire. We can place our full confidence in the One who called us by name and hears every prayer that springs from our hearts. When we intercede, God hears and answers our prayer. Would God hear my prayer, for a hundred million were praying for their loved ones? The tumult has at last been quieted, but it unclear whether the prayers have been heard. He heard my prayer, for when I went back to work after Christmas, a Christian lad started working alongside me. But there is no record that He ever refused to hear the prayer of anyone; not even the lowest. 2Be told or informed of. 听说 have you heard the news? 你听说了那个消息吗？ with clause they heard that I had moved 他们听说我搬家了。 no object I was shocked to hear of her death 听到她的死讯我十分吃惊。 Example sentencesExamples Most employees arriving for work early today had only heard about the merger on the early morning news. If anyone has more information, I would be most interested to hear of it. We often hear of private records being dumped illegally or information being stolen. I heard about this on the news on the radio on Friday, but didn't have the time to look any further into it at that point. We only heard about the scandal at the Sheffield clinic on the news. I sent an email to the minister informing him that I expect to hear of his resignation in coming days. Many people saw things as they were reported on the TV news, or heard about them on the radio as they drove along. I decided to investigate, using an experiment I'd heard about in New York City. She told her husband about the incident the next day and he told her he had heard about the killing on the news and urged her to contact the police. The mask, in a private collection, was unknown to researchers until Coe heard about it last year. He had first heard about the investigation on the radio and contacted the police. Every time I talk to or hear of anyone studying anything at all, I get jealous. She had not gone to work because she had heard about the bombs on the news. I suspect we will hear of more research like this as mobile-phone using cohorts in the population age. If we could absorb the significance and importance of every death we heard about in the news then we would be unable to function. The Duchess of York, who is an old friend of Murray and knows her as Jeffa, said she was delighted to hear of the explorers' safe rescue. This is the first question my friends asked me when they heard about the trip. However, just about every murder case we hear of in the news involves a religious murderer. The next news they heard about Belinda was a phone call in 1997 informing them she had been arrested. We have heard about investment but what about investment in pensioners? Synonyms be informed, be told, find out, discover, learn, gather, glean, ascertain, get word, be made aware, be given to understand, hear tell, get wind, pick up 2.1have heard ofno object Be aware of; know of the existence of. 知道；听说过 nobody had ever heard of my college 没人听说过我的大学。 Example sentencesExamples Few people outside the industry had heard of him and that's the way he liked it. The wife has arthritis and she went up to her specialist but he had never heard of it as a cure. If they haven't heard of the campaign, this will tell them what they need to know. I have never heard of this before and wondered whether it could help the problem. I'm the guy who makes part four and part five of movies where you haven't heard of the first one. It is fair bet that like millions of Americans you never heard of any of this. If you have heard of all three, you will realise just how truly irreplaceable John Peel is. Just occasionally I hear a song by an artist I have never heard of that sticks in my mind for days. We set up our site five years ago when many businesses hadn't even heard of e-commerce. I would like to ask him when was the last time he heard of a fox-hunter tucking into a tasty meal of fox stew? They say the proposed change will associate them with a place most people have never even heard of. After games he would drink just water to rehydrate himself before we had even heard of doing that. You probably haven't even heard of some of these people but we had a great time. I have not heard of a single new urban transport plan for the town which would make any difference. This is when all the people who don't give a toss or haven't heard of the scandal are still behind you. By far the most common reaction is that they have never heard of him, he doesn't even register. I've never heard of a swimming pool anywhere in the world that has banned backstroke. What about lab technicians who are rarely heard of but whose competence can be a matter of life or death? They certainly did not expect a choir most of them had never heard of to leapfrog them into third spot. Dad ignores daughter if he passes her in the street and she wishes they had never heard of the Lottery. 2.2hear fromno object Be contacted by (someone), especially by letter or telephone. 被（某人）联系上（尤指通过信或电话）；收到…的来信（或电话） if you would like to join the committee, we would love to hear from you 如果你想加入委员会的话，欢迎你和我们联系。 Example sentencesExamples After a day without hearing from him, she contacted the police and began a search. If you have a story to tell or a regret to resolve they would love to hear from you. Childline Scotland, the national helpline for children in trouble or danger, hears from a small, but significant, number of young people who are commercially sexually exploited every year. Though disqualified as a member of the council, he will address his former colleagues ‘in committee’ before the start of the monthly meeting and is likely to ask for a delay in filling his seat until he hears from the Department of Justice. I've not spoken to her on the phone nor heard from her via letter for three years. If you or one of your readers is interested in doing this we would love to hear from them. This contact is sometimes the first time they have heard from their families for decades. Take time to read some of the stories on the site and if you think you have what it takes, we'd love to hear from you. If you have a story or information you would like to be included we would love to hear from you. He would love to hear from anyone who has examples of animal folklore or legend in Yorkshire. I still have not heard from you following my last letter, and do not expect to for some months. My dad heard from his two brothers that he never hears from, one in Romania who is now coming home to make funeral arrangements. The programme hears from a woman who avoided leaving her house for 10 years, and if she had to, scrubbed herself so violently afterwards that she literally got down to the last of her seven layers of skin. We always love hearing from you, even if you have tattoos and pierced places on you. If so the organisers of this year's Medieval Festival would love to hear from you. Not hearing from him, I contacted another friend in the UK, who had been in touch with his sister. The group is particularly keen to hear from people living close to mobile telephone masts. So, what I'm trying to say is, I love hearing from you guys, even if I don't always show it. He would love to hear from anyone who can shed some light on the great cowboy mystery. In truth, I'm probably just a mild hypochondriac who should get out more, but if no one hears from me for more than three days, please call the following number… 3will/would not hear ofno object Will or would not allow or agree to. 不允许；不同意 I won't hear of such idiocy 我不允许这种愚蠢行为。 Example sentencesExamples When mom was told, she would not hear of such a thing. But her mother, who had never once considered her child as anything but beautiful, would not hear of it. He would not hear of my attending the funeral, or going for a day or two, to cheer poor Frederick's solitude. He just hoped her mother would not hear of this because then she would no doubt be angry with him, letting her favorite daughter lift a finger and do something for herself. She could have walked to Annie's house, which was only twice the distance to the diner, but Annie would not hear of her walking through town with all of her luggage, especially seeing as how she was the talk of the town. ‘I told you, I had to study,’ not to mention the fact that my mom would not hear of me going out on a school night. The hotel would not hear of it and insisted it went to the courts. Margaret would not hear of this and three years ago Victor left the matrimonial home. Given my feeling about my own journals, when I ran across those kept by my friend's 89-year-old mother after her death, I would not hear of throwing them away. When he wants to quit again, Maria will not hear of it. She will not hear of his proposal because he is homeless and illiterate. I offered to process the roll and send him the shots that I had taken in his museum, but he would not hear of it. She had wanted someone to roll it out for her, but the director would not hear of it. In fact, the only reason she remained in school for so long was that her teachers would not hear of her being removed because she was such an excellent pupil. I will not hear of any lofty titles as long as I stay on this island! A neighbour of mine had a dog that was run over, it lost three of its legs, these caring people would not hear of the vet putting him down, so instead they used to take him out for a ‘drag’ a couple of times a day. I badly wanted to ride out and meet him, but Mama would not hear of it. Miss Reynolds, I will not hear of you traveling to Brighton unescorted. We offered to compensate the generous stranger but he would not hear of it. The conservative government was gung ho about supporting our ally and would not hear of possible defeat; we would never cut and run. Phrases be unable to hear oneself think informal Used to complain about very loud noise or music. 〈非正式〉（用于抱怨噪声或音乐声太大）吵得要死 I hate bars where you can't hear yourself think 我讨厌酒吧，那里吵得要死。 Example sentencesExamples I am unable to hear myself think because of the shouting in my right ear. Angels vice president Tim Mead recalls being unable to hear himself think when the team was three outs from clinching the '86 ALCS, but he says the sustained intensity this postseason was far greater. She was so loud, the rest of the dining room was unable to hear themselves think. I searched for the giant reticulated python, lizards, macaque monkeys and flying lemurs for hours and hours in the deathly heat, almost unable to hear myself think with the screeching of insects and exotic birds. If you have a room with a pool view you cannot lay down in your room because the noise is that bad you are unable to hear yourself think. They were so loud you could not even hear our rides, and we were unable to hear ourselves think, as if thinking is something we have to do! It is that urge to run out onto an opposing school's football field after an improbable upset or to be unable to hear yourself think over the roar of the home court anxiously awaiting the final buzzer. hear! hear! Used to express one's wholehearted agreement with something said, especially in a speech. （用于表示衷心同意某人所说的话）听啊！听啊！ Example sentencesExamples My mother, who taught fourth grade for 30 years and became heartily sick of parents who insisted that she hand out high grades to undeserving kids in order not to damage their self-esteem, says ‘hear hear.’ No one spoke until Maura called out ‘hear hear’ and the rest of the audience, though confused, clapped along and began to eat. We say, hear hear, it couldn't have happened to a nicer film/bloke. The crew echoed with ‘hear hear’ and ‘damn straight.’ hear say (or tell) of (or that) Be informed of or that. 听说得知；了解到 I heard tell that he went out west 我听说他去了西部。 Example sentencesExamples I have even heard say that during training she won't even smile if there's not a good reason. I've heard tell that in Poland there's been a tradition that young boys take sweets to school for girls, and men take flowers for women at work. Only these are far larger than any I heard tell of as a boy, and all others who come here from outside say the same. When comedic actors go into drama - particularly when they're at the peak of their careers - you always hear tell that sometimes they won't ‘go all out’ because they're scared to death. I have heard tell that there is a woman in this city who may know the whereabouts of this book. And I hear tell that there's a lot of beauty up there in Iceland. I have even heard tell that some people don't answer the phone if they recognise the number and don't wish to speak to that person right now. There were towers and pillars and Elizabeth had heard tell that there were hundreds of rooms, even though the glorious abode accommodated only one occupant. And I have heard tell that one of them was innocent! Furthermore, I've heard tell that, like racehorses, modern blocks of flats all have one great-great grandaddy. Synonyms hear about, hear of, learn of, find out about, become aware of, be made aware of, be told about, be informed of, hear tell of, have brought to one's notice Derivatives hearable adjective What they aim for is that virtual objects or processes will be not just seeable and hearable, but experienced through touch as well. Example sentencesExamples I asked the voice that now seemed to only be hearable in my head. The whole thing will be hearable on the web by tomorrow AM here. Reeves has referred to such talk as ‘sanitary coding’ whereby racism is visible and hearable, while also deniable due to the deployment of mixed and contradictory discourses that are difficult to challenge. Dialog is not nearly high enough to be consistently clear and hearable. hearer noun ˈhɪərəˈhɪrər Assume that any biblical verse you cite has an obvious meaning, and lead your hearers to think that it is identical with the point you're trying to make. Example sentencesExamples Real conversation is a series of starts and stops, with doubling back to respond to the words and facial expressions of the hearers. That is the real point of the sermon, to help his hearers understand the all pervading contradiction in every human life, especially when it surfaces at the time of death. It compels attention, because it is the giving of a gift, not just a thing that is external to teller and hearer alike (even if it's a well-known old tale), but that somehow is a giving of a part of the teller's own being. Unless the context is made very clear, the reader or hearer cannot be sure whether such an expression as ‘fulsome praise’ is meant in the sense ‘generous in amount, extent’ or in the sense Perry suggests. Origin Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören. Rhymes adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre verb.1 phr. Definition of hear in US English: hear verbhɪrhir [with object] 1Perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something) 听见；听到 behind her she could hear men's voices 她能听到背后男人们的说话声。 with object and infinitive she had never been heard to complain 从来没有人听见她说过不满的话。 no object he did not hear very well 他听不太清楚。 Example sentencesExamples Five minutes after that I heard seven bangs which sounded like firecrackers. Her voice was so quite that he almost didn't hear her over the sound of the river. The noise of the blast has left him struggling to hear high frequency sounds. They've been hearing the sound bites from the government ministers and also from the farmers. I've never heard anyone with a sound scientific background argue that it's better for you. Humans cannot generate or hear the high frequency sound waves generated by bats. If you haven't heard the sound clip you really have to get with the programme. A neighbour reported hearing a thud that sounded like a garbage bag being dropped. As Claire walked into the main corridor, she heard voices that sounded not too far off. I remember hearing the bus driver sounding his horn as if he was angry. Whilst we were talking, we heard a sort of sound between a yelp and a bark. She stumbled out of the way just as she heard the voice, sounding quite irritated. At 16 he awoke to his country's indigenous sounds after hearing traditional music played at his father's funeral. It is through the use of pictures, sounds, and hearing the language on a daily basis that helps them to learn. This may sound cruel but I hear catcalls and people pick on me enough outside my family home. Perhaps they enjoy hearing me sound all ratty and scratchy, trying to be polite in the name of friendship. It helped her hear some vowel sounds in the lower frequencies, but that was all. At that very moment, she hears some familiar sounds and feels some movement behind her back. The roaring and crashing sounds she had heard the night before had not stopped either. And yet it still sounded remarkable to hear the words that came yesterday. Synonyms perceive, catch, get, make out, take in, apprehend, discern 1.1 Be told or informed of. 听说 have you heard the news? 你听说了那个消息吗？ with clause they heard that I had moved 他们听说我搬家了。 no object I was shocked to hear of her death 听到她的死讯我十分吃惊。 Example sentencesExamples This is the first question my friends asked me when they heard about the trip. I suspect we will hear of more research like this as mobile-phone using cohorts in the population age. I decided to investigate, using an experiment I'd heard about in New York City. I sent an email to the minister informing him that I expect to hear of his resignation in coming days. If anyone has more information, I would be most interested to hear of it. The mask, in a private collection, was unknown to researchers until Coe heard about it last year. We often hear of private records being dumped illegally or information being stolen. We only heard about the scandal at the Sheffield clinic on the news. Most employees arriving for work early today had only heard about the merger on the early morning news. We have heard about investment but what about investment in pensioners? I heard about this on the news on the radio on Friday, but didn't have the time to look any further into it at that point. If we could absorb the significance and importance of every death we heard about in the news then we would be unable to function. She had not gone to work because she had heard about the bombs on the news. However, just about every murder case we hear of in the news involves a religious murderer. Many people saw things as they were reported on the TV news, or heard about them on the radio as they drove along. She told her husband about the incident the next day and he told her he had heard about the killing on the news and urged her to contact the police. Every time I talk to or hear of anyone studying anything at all, I get jealous. The next news they heard about Belinda was a phone call in 1997 informing them she had been arrested. The Duchess of York, who is an old friend of Murray and knows her as Jeffa, said she was delighted to hear of the explorers' safe rescue. He had first heard about the investigation on the radio and contacted the police. Synonyms be informed, be told, find out, discover, learn, gather, glean, ascertain, get word, be made aware, be given to understand, hear tell, get wind, pick up 1.2have heard ofno object Be aware of; know of the existence of. 知道；听说过 nobody had ever heard of my college 没人听说过我的大学。 Example sentencesExamples If they haven't heard of the campaign, this will tell them what they need to know. Few people outside the industry had heard of him and that's the way he liked it. It is fair bet that like millions of Americans you never heard of any of this. The wife has arthritis and she went up to her specialist but he had never heard of it as a cure. This is when all the people who don't give a toss or haven't heard of the scandal are still behind you. By far the most common reaction is that they have never heard of him, he doesn't even register. I have never heard of this before and wondered whether it could help the problem. They certainly did not expect a choir most of them had never heard of to leapfrog them into third spot. I'm the guy who makes part four and part five of movies where you haven't heard of the first one. Just occasionally I hear a song by an artist I have never heard of that sticks in my mind for days. They say the proposed change will associate them with a place most people have never even heard of. What about lab technicians who are rarely heard of but whose competence can be a matter of life or death? You probably haven't even heard of some of these people but we had a great time. I've never heard of a swimming pool anywhere in the world that has banned backstroke. Dad ignores daughter if he passes her in the street and she wishes they had never heard of the Lottery. I have not heard of a single new urban transport plan for the town which would make any difference. After games he would drink just water to rehydrate himself before we had even heard of doing that. I would like to ask him when was the last time he heard of a fox-hunter tucking into a tasty meal of fox stew? If you have heard of all three, you will realise just how truly irreplaceable John Peel is. We set up our site five years ago when many businesses hadn't even heard of e-commerce. 1.3hear fromno object Be contacted by (someone), especially by letter or telephone. 被（某人）联系上（尤指通过信或电话）；收到…的来信（或电话） if you would like to join the committee, we would love to hear from you 如果你想加入委员会的话，欢迎你和我们联系。 Example sentencesExamples If you or one of your readers is interested in doing this we would love to hear from them. The programme hears from a woman who avoided leaving her house for 10 years, and if she had to, scrubbed herself so violently afterwards that she literally got down to the last of her seven layers of skin. So, what I'm trying to say is, I love hearing from you guys, even if I don't always show it. My dad heard from his two brothers that he never hears from, one in Romania who is now coming home to make funeral arrangements. He would love to hear from anyone who has examples of animal folklore or legend in Yorkshire. Not hearing from him, I contacted another friend in the UK, who had been in touch with his sister. Take time to read some of the stories on the site and if you think you have what it takes, we'd love to hear from you. This contact is sometimes the first time they have heard from their families for decades. He would love to hear from anyone who can shed some light on the great cowboy mystery. I've not spoken to her on the phone nor heard from her via letter for three years. If so the organisers of this year's Medieval Festival would love to hear from you. If you have a story or information you would like to be included we would love to hear from you. Though disqualified as a member of the council, he will address his former colleagues ‘in committee’ before the start of the monthly meeting and is likely to ask for a delay in filling his seat until he hears from the Department of Justice. Childline Scotland, the national helpline for children in trouble or danger, hears from a small, but significant, number of young people who are commercially sexually exploited every year. If you have a story to tell or a regret to resolve they would love to hear from you. In truth, I'm probably just a mild hypochondriac who should get out more, but if no one hears from me for more than three days, please call the following number… After a day without hearing from him, she contacted the police and began a search. We always love hearing from you, even if you have tattoos and pierced places on you. The group is particularly keen to hear from people living close to mobile telephone masts. I still have not heard from you following my last letter, and do not expect to for some months. 1.4 Listen or pay attention to. 注意听，聆听；重视 with clause she just doesn't hear what I'm telling her 她就是不注意听我在对她说什么。 Example sentencesExamples Anna started to speak to me again, and I listened, nodding, although not really hearing anything she had to say. It knows the difference between listening and hearing. She complains that I don't talk to her and then she wonders why I get so angry because she never listens or hears anything I say. It is at that point that his mantra changes from a selfish need to be heard to actually listening. He may be willing to listen but will he hear anything that's said? James stood there listening the whole time but only heard half the conversation. If he does not listen, the only other way to be heard is at the ballot box in November. The children learn to open their hearts and to really listen to others and be heard by them. The Ivorians seemed willing to be heard, but none of them seemed willing to listen. 1.5hear someone out Listen to all that someone has to say. 听…说完 Joseph gravely heard them out but never offered advice 约瑟夫严肃地听他们说完但是却没有提出任何建议。 Example sentencesExamples Ariel Rogers heard them out, but it was important to her that, if they were to use Stan's name, they would have to do it right. They ruled that if defendants could show they were acting out of necessity or under duress the jury had the right to hear them out. The mother hadn't found out her daughters' motives, she hadn't heard them out. As long as we exclude them and don't hear them out, we will allow them to continue their hate. Before you people start screaming, hear my case out. The best never try to persuade the reader to believe them, only to hear them out, as Fort himself once did. So, I decided that I would hear them out and just listen. The panelists, members of a national government advisory congress, intervened and heard the student out, according to one witness and accounts by others posted on the Internet. I've done a fair amount of that kind of work before - I once worked with kids in a juvenile hall - and over the years I have found that if you can convey that you really want to hear them out as opposed to preaching to them, then they open up. She doesn't listen to their problems, their wants or needs, she just assumes that she knows exactly what they need or want without really hearing them out. 1.6will/would not hear ofno object Will or would not allow or agree to. 不允许；不同意 I won't hear of such idiocy 我不允许这种愚蠢行为。 Example sentencesExamples We offered to compensate the generous stranger but he would not hear of it. A neighbour of mine had a dog that was run over, it lost three of its legs, these caring people would not hear of the vet putting him down, so instead they used to take him out for a ‘drag’ a couple of times a day. She will not hear of his proposal because he is homeless and illiterate. In fact, the only reason she remained in school for so long was that her teachers would not hear of her being removed because she was such an excellent pupil. He just hoped her mother would not hear of this because then she would no doubt be angry with him, letting her favorite daughter lift a finger and do something for herself. He would not hear of my attending the funeral, or going for a day or two, to cheer poor Frederick's solitude. Given my feeling about my own journals, when I ran across those kept by my friend's 89-year-old mother after her death, I would not hear of throwing them away. I will not hear of any lofty titles as long as I stay on this island! She had wanted someone to roll it out for her, but the director would not hear of it. The conservative government was gung ho about supporting our ally and would not hear of possible defeat; we would never cut and run. She could have walked to Annie's house, which was only twice the distance to the diner, but Annie would not hear of her walking through town with all of her luggage, especially seeing as how she was the talk of the town. ‘I told you, I had to study,’ not to mention the fact that my mom would not hear of me going out on a school night. But her mother, who had never once considered her child as anything but beautiful, would not hear of it. The hotel would not hear of it and insisted it went to the courts. When he wants to quit again, Maria will not hear of it. When mom was told, she would not hear of such a thing. Miss Reynolds, I will not hear of you traveling to Brighton unescorted. I offered to process the roll and send him the shots that I had taken in his museum, but he would not hear of it. I badly wanted to ride out and meet him, but Mama would not hear of it. Margaret would not hear of this and three years ago Victor left the matrimonial home. 1.7Law Listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff) 〔律〕审理（案件）；听取（原告陈述） an all-woman jury heard the case 一个清一色由女性组成的陪审团听取了案情的陈述。 Example sentencesExamples Accordingly I rule that this court has jurisdiction to hear this case against all defendants. It was pointed out that all other common law jurisdictions hear such cases in jury courts. To hear cases, the judges sit in Chambers of seven, appointed on a rotating basis from within each Section. Four Scottish judges, sitting without a jury, are hearing the case. Three appeal court judges will hear the case on March 31 as he launches his fight against the conviction. Synonyms try, judge, sit in judgement on 1.8 Listen to and grant (a prayer) 倾听（祈祷）并满足祈祷要求 our Heavenly Father has heard our prayers 上帝倾听我们的祈祷并赐福予我们。 Example sentencesExamples He heard my prayer, for when I went back to work after Christmas, a Christian lad started working alongside me. Would God hear my prayer, for a hundred million were praying for their loved ones? But there is no record that He ever refused to hear the prayer of anyone; not even the lowest. We can place our full confidence in the One who called us by name and hears every prayer that springs from our hearts. The service beseeches God to hear the prayers of the community. Come, pray with me and understand that all of our prayers will be heard by the same God. When we intercede, God hears and answers our prayer. Jesus hears our cries for help when we find strife in our lives, just as he hears our prayers of thanksgiving and praise when things are going well. Then, we'll learn that Jesus is always with us, strengthening our faith and hearing our prayers. This is nothing short of God hearing a child's prayer and graciously giving him his heart's desire. She finally understood that God had indeed heard her prayers every cold and lonely night. Following that meeting, my husband and I both felt strongly that the Lord had heard our prayers. Does it mean my prayers are those of a nonbeliever and not worthy of being heard by my Lord? Those prayers were heard, for God was preparing him for his future task. It said to him that his prayer had been heard and that soon his desire would be granted. The tumult has at last been quieted, but it unclear whether the prayers have been heard. That easy promise he'd made not to pray was the means of arousing him to meet the God who inspires and hears and answers prayer. Phrases be unable to hear oneself think informal Used to complain about very loud noise or music. 〈非正式〉（用于抱怨噪声或音乐声太大）吵得要死 I hate bars where you can't hear yourself think 我讨厌酒吧，那里吵得要死。 Example sentencesExamples If you have a room with a pool view you cannot lay down in your room because the noise is that bad you are unable to hear yourself think. They were so loud you could not even hear our rides, and we were unable to hear ourselves think, as if thinking is something we have to do! She was so loud, the rest of the dining room was unable to hear themselves think. I am unable to hear myself think because of the shouting in my right ear. It is that urge to run out onto an opposing school's football field after an improbable upset or to be unable to hear yourself think over the roar of the home court anxiously awaiting the final buzzer. I searched for the giant reticulated python, lizards, macaque monkeys and flying lemurs for hours and hours in the deathly heat, almost unable to hear myself think with the screeching of insects and exotic birds. Angels vice president Tim Mead recalls being unable to hear himself think when the team was three outs from clinching the '86 ALCS, but he says the sustained intensity this postseason was far greater. hear! hear! Used to express one's wholehearted agreement with something said, especially in a speech. （用于表示衷心同意某人所说的话）听啊！听啊！ Example sentencesExamples We say, hear hear, it couldn't have happened to a nicer film/bloke. My mother, who taught fourth grade for 30 years and became heartily sick of parents who insisted that she hand out high grades to undeserving kids in order not to damage their self-esteem, says ‘hear hear.’ The crew echoed with ‘hear hear’ and ‘damn straight.’ No one spoke until Maura called out ‘hear hear’ and the rest of the audience, though confused, clapped along and began to eat. hear tell of (or that) Be informed of (or that) 听说得知；了解到 I heard tell that he went out west 我听说他去了西部。 Example sentencesExamples When comedic actors go into drama - particularly when they're at the peak of their careers - you always hear tell that sometimes they won't ‘go all out’ because they're scared to death. I have even heard tell that some people don't answer the phone if they recognise the number and don't wish to speak to that person right now. Only these are far larger than any I heard tell of as a boy, and all others who come here from outside say the same. And I hear tell that there's a lot of beauty up there in Iceland. There were towers and pillars and Elizabeth had heard tell that there were hundreds of rooms, even though the glorious abode accommodated only one occupant. I've heard tell that in Poland there's been a tradition that young boys take sweets to school for girls, and men take flowers for women at work. Furthermore, I've heard tell that, like racehorses, modern blocks of flats all have one great-great grandaddy. I have even heard say that during training she won't even smile if there's not a good reason. I have heard tell that there is a woman in this city who may know the whereabouts of this book. And I have heard tell that one of them was innocent! Synonyms hear about, hear of, learn of, find out about, become aware of, be made aware of, be told about, be informed of, hear tell of, have brought to one's notice Origin Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören. verb.1 phr.
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