overhears

英 [ˌəʊvəˈhɪəz]

美 [ˌoʊvərˈhɪrz]

v.  偶然听到; 无意中听到
overhear的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 偶然听到；无意中听到；偷听到
  If youoverhearsomeone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know that you are listening.
  1. I overheard two doctors discussing my case.
     我无意中听到两位医生讨论我的病情。
  2. ...snatches of overheard conversation.
     偷听到的片言只语

双语例句

• One day, Tang overhears their noises of passion and his wife whispering that her husband says her belly is like velvet.
  有一天老唐无意中听到他们做爱时的声音，他的妻子呻吟着说：“你唐叔说我的肚子像天鹅绒”。
• A thrush overhears him telling the news of the weakness to the dwarves and leaves to inform Bard at Lake-town, which is a good thing because the dragon has left the mountain to terrorize the townspeople.
  有人偷听到了他告诉矮人龙的弱点的消息，并去告知了长湖镇的巴尔德，这是好事，因为史矛革随后离开了山，袭击了镇民。
• However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering around a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused.
  然而，一次她无意中听到学者们正讨论如何对付她叔叔阿斯利厄尔的阴谋，这个阴谋主要围绕着一种叫做“灰尘”的神秘物质展开。
• When one listens, by the side of honest men, at the portals of society, one overhears the dialogues of those who are on the outside.
  当我们在社会的门边，从诚实人这方面去听时，我们的耳朵会刮到一些门外人的对话。
• Any guest who overhears a member of staff mentioning the f-word football will be given a free glass of champagne.
  这家旅馆规定，如果客人听到该旅馆的工作人员一旦说出“足球”这个词的话，那麽客人将得到一杯免费的香槟酒。