eavesdrop
英 ['i?vzdr?p]
美 ['ivzdrɑp]
- n. 屋檐上流下來(lái)的水
- vi. 偷聽(tīng)，竊聽(tīng)
中文詞源
eavesdrop 偷聽(tīng)字面意思為屋檐低水處，引申義偷聽(tīng)。
英文詞源
- eavesdrop (v.)
- "lurk near a place to hear what is said inside," c. 1600, probably a back-formation from eavesdropper. The original notion is listening from under the eaves of a house. Related: Eavesdropping.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.
- 他藏在壁櫥里,以便偷聽(tīng).
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. Walking slowly because you're afraid we'll eavesdrop, aren't you? "
- 走得慢吞吞的,怕我們聽(tīng)見(jiàn), 是不是? ”
來(lái)自漢英文學(xué) - 圍城
- 3. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I heard what's going on.
- 我并不是有意偷聽(tīng)但我都聽(tīng)到了.
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
- 4. She stopped to eavesdrop her husband ? ? s phone talk.
- 她停下她正在做的事情去偷聽(tīng)她丈夫的電話.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 5. Xia zhi xing: i just passed by by chance not eavesdrop.
- 夏之星: 我只是剛好經(jīng)過(guò),不是偷聽(tīng).
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