overhear
verbto hear, especially by accident, a conversation in which you are not involved 偶然听到;无意中听到 - overhear somebody/something
I overheard a conversation between two boys on the bus. 我在公共汽车上无意中听到两个男孩的对话。 We talked quietly so as not to be overheard. 我们低声交谈,以免别人听到。 - overhear somebody doing something
We overheard them arguing. 我们碰巧听到他们吵嘴。 - overhear somebody do something
I overheard him say he was going to France. 我偶然听见他说他要去法国。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accidentally
- couldn’t help overhearing something
- overhear somebody/something