eavesdrop

英 [ˈiːvzdrɒp]

美 [ˈiːvzdrɑːp]

v.  偷听，窃听(其他人谈话)
n.  檐水

现在分词：eavesdropping　第三人称单数：eavesdrops　过去分词：eavesdropped　过去式：eavesdropped　

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Collins.1 / BNC.19789 / COCA.14900

牛津词典

verb

• 偷听，窃听（其他人谈话）
  to listen secretly to what other people are saying
  1. We caught him eavesdropping outside the window.
     我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 偷听;窃听
  If youeavesdrop onsomeone, you listen secretly to what they are saying.
  1. The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations...
     政府非法窃听了他的电话。
  2. The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door.
     女佣在厨房门后偷听。

英英释义

verb

• listen without the speaker's knowledge
  1. the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations
  Synonym:listen in

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