hear
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they hear | |
he / she / it hears | |
past simple heard | |
past participle heard | |
-ing form hearing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用于进行时 to be aware of sounds with your ears 听见;听到 I can't hear very well. 我听觉不太好。 - hear something/somebody
He heard a noise and went to investigate. 他听到一个声音,就去调查了。 She could hear voices in the kitchen. 她能听到厨房里的声音。 I could hear the sound of traffic in the background. 我能听到背景中交通的声音。 She heard footsteps behind her. 她听到背后有脚步声。 I couldn’t hear anything. 我什么都听不见。 to hear a scream/a cry/a shot/an explosion 听到尖叫声/哭声/枪声/爆炸声 - hear somebody/something doing something
He could hear a dog barking. 他听得到狗叫。 - hear somebody/something do something
Did you hear him go out? 你听到他出去了吗? I heard a car drive off. 我听到一辆车开走了。 - hear what…
Didn't you hear what I said? 难道你没有听到我的话? - somebody/something is heard to do something
She has been heard to make threats to her former lover. 有人听见她威胁她先前的恋人。
Homophones hear | herehear here- hear verb
I can't hear you—the signal is very bad. 我听不见你说话——信号很差。
- here adverb
We don't need to move—we can see it all from here! 我们不需要移动——我们可以从这里看到一切!
Extra Examples‘Sheep?’ It sounded so unlikely that Sally did not think she could have heard correctly. “绵羊?”萨莉觉得太不可能,甚至以为自己听错了。 Can you hear me clearly at the back? 你们在后面能听清我说话吗? Distantly he heard the report of another gun. 他远远地听到了又一声枪响。 I could just hear the music in the distance. 我隐约听到远处有音乐声。 You'd better not let Dad hear you say that. 你这话最好不要让爸爸听见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- well
- barely
- …
- can
- pretend not to
- strain to
- …
- [transitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses )不用于进行时 to listen or pay attention to somebody/something 听;注意听;倾听 - hear something
Did you hear that play on the radio last night? 你昨晚收听了那出广播剧吗? He knows that the crowd wants to hear those songs. 他知道群众想听那些歌。 Langgard's music is rarely heard outside Denmark. 兰加德的音乐在丹麦以外很少听到。 to hear both sides of the argument 听取争论双方的意见 - hear somebody/something/yourself do something
Be quiet—I can't hear myself think! (= it is so noisy that I can't think clearly) 安静点,我都给吵昏头了! Have you ever heard him lecture? 你听过他讲课吗? - hear what…
We'd better hear what they have to say. 我们最好还是听听他们有什么话要说。
Extra ExamplesLet's hear you sing, then. 那么,让我们听你唱歌吧。 a chance to hear the first movement again 再次听到第一乐章的机会 Election events offer voters a chance to hear the candidates speak. 选举活动为选民提供了一个听候选人发言的机会。
- hear something
- [intransitive, transitive]
(not usually used in the progressive tenses )通常不用于进行时 to be told about something 听说;得知 Haven't you heard? She resigned. 你还没听说吗?她辞职了。 ‘I'm getting married.’ ‘So I've heard.’ “我要结婚了。” “我听说了。” Things are going well from what I hear. 从我所听到的来看,事情进展不错。 - hear about somebody/something
I was sorry to hear about your accident. 获悉你遇到意外,我很难过。 Come on! I want to hear all about it. 加油!我想听听一切。 Wait till he hears about this. 等他听到这个再说。 I've heard about people like you. 我听说过像你这样的人。 - hear something
We had heard nothing for weeks. 我们好几个星期都没得到任何消息了。 to hear a story/rumour/report 听到一个故事/谣言/报道 When I heard the news, I was devastated. 当我听到这个消息时,我崩溃了。 I was delighted to hear your good news. 得知你的好消息我很高兴。 - hear (that)…
I was surprised to hear (that) he was married. 听说他结婚了,我很惊讶。 I hear you've been away this weekend. 我听说你这个周末外出了。 - hear it said (that)…
I’ve heard it said (that) they met in Italy. 我听说他们是在意大利认识的。 - hear what, how, etc…
Did you hear what happened? 你听说发生什么事了吗? We are waiting to hear what the lawyers have to say. 我们在等着听律师们说些什么。
Extra ExamplesWe are hearing talk of civil war. 我们听到了内战的说法。 I told Michael what he wanted to hear. 我对迈克尔说了些他想听的话。 I was delighted to hear about your promotion. 听到你提升的消息,我很高兴。 I've heard about this sort of thing before. 我以前听说过这种事。 We hear very little about these issues nowadays. 这些话题我们现在很少听人说起了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hear- be delighted to
- be glad to
- be gratified to
- …
- about
- of
- hear little, a lot, nothing, etc. about something
- [transitive] hear something
to listen to and judge a case in court Topics Law and justicec1审理;听审
Word OriginOld English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören.
Idioms
be seeing/hearing things
- (informal, humorous)
to imagine that you can see or hear something that is in fact not there 产生幻觉
have you heard the one about…?
used to ask somebody if they have heard a particular joke before 你听说过(某笑话)吗?
hear! hear!
used to show that you agree with or approve of what somebody has just said, especially during a speech Topics Opinion and argumentc2(表示赞同,尤指在听演讲时)对!对!
hear/see the last of somebody/something
hear tell (of something)
I hear what you're saying
I’ve heard it all before
- (informal)
used to say that you do not really believe somebody’s promises or excuses because they are the same ones you have heard before (表示不相信某人的许诺或辩解)这种话我听得多了
the last I heard
let’s hear it for…
make your voice heard
to express your feelings, opinions, etc. in a way that makes people notice and consider them (为引起他人注意)发表意见,表达感情 The programme gives ordinary viewers a chance to make their voices heard. 这个节目给普通观众一个表达自己意见的机会。 a society in which individuals are able to make their voices heard 一个人人都能够发表意见的社会
not/never hear the end of it
you could hear a pin drop
(do) you hear (me)?