overheard
[ˌoʊvərˈhɜ:rd]
v.
偶然听到(overhear的过去式和过去分词);
例句:
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Only a uniformed guard stultified with boredom might have overheard them.
只有一名穿制服的无聊警卫可能偷听到了他们的谈话。
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We talked quietly so as not to be overheard.
我们低声交谈，以免别人听到。
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I told Lucy the news under my breath, but Joyce overheard me.
我低声地把这个消息告诉露西, 可还是被乔伊斯听到了.
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He could have run for the gate when he overheard.
来自NEWYORKER
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Why are overheard phone conversations so annoying?
来自BBC
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Sometimes the tips arrive as texts, or as snippets overheard.
来自THETIMES