o·ver·hear
verb/ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)/
/ˌəʊvərˈhɪr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overhear | /ˌəʊvəˈhɪə(r)/ /ˌəʊvərˈhɪr/ |
| he / she / it overhears | /ˌəʊvəˈhɪəz/ /ˌəʊvərˈhɪrz/ |
| past simple overheard | /ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd/ /ˌəʊvərˈhɜːrd/ |
| past participle overheard | /ˌəʊvəˈhɜːd/ /ˌəʊvərˈhɜːrd/ |
| -ing form overhearing | /ˌəʊvəˈhɪərɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈhɪrɪŋ/ |
- to hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved
偶然听到；无意中听到 - overhear somebody/something 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对话。 - We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.
我们低声交谈，以免别人听到。 - overhear somebody doing something We overheard them arguing.
我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。 - overhear somebody do something I overheard him say he was going to France.
我偶然听见他说他要去法国。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- couldn’t help overhearing something
- overhear somebody/something I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus.