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

双语例句

• I could have sworn several people behind us were walking close enough to eavesdrop.
  我可以发誓有好几个人紧跟在我们后面，近得都能偷听到我们对话。
• Although the aim is to provide physicists with a new analysis tool, Arthur Endrich believes that it may also enable us to eavesdrop on the underlying sound of the universe.
  尽管这个（实验的）目的是为物理学家提供一个新的分析手段，但阿瑟恩德瑞奇相信它能够让我们偷听到宇宙的潜在的声音。
• Go to a caf é frequented by artists and eavesdrop on their conversation.
  多和那些有创造性的人在一起。多和艺术家一起去咖啡馆，听听他们的谈话。
• Those guys like to eavesdrop on ordinary Chinese citizens.
  这些家伙窃听普通中国公民上了瘾。
• I also like to eavesdrop on conversations held by loud people when I'm in public places.
  在公共场合我也喜欢偷听那些大声谈话的人的交谈。
• You should listen carefully whenever you eavesdrop.
  你偷听也得听仔细点。
• The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations
  政府非法窃听了他的电话。
• The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door.
  女佣在厨房门后偷听。
• Now you can eavesdrop from a safe distance with the Orbitor Electronic Listening Device.
  现在你可以用这个电子装置在一个安全的距离。
• To listen to a conversation between others; eavesdrop.
  偷听听别人的谈话；偷听。