overhear
vt. 偶然听到; 无意中听到; 偷听
vi. 无意中听到; 偷听到
If you overhear someone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know that you are listening.
I overheard two doctors discussing my case.
我无意中听到两位医生讨论我的病情。
...snatches of overheard conversation.
偷听到的片言只语
1. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers;
hear, listen, overhear
这些动词均含"听"之意。
overhear, bug, monitor
这些动词均含"偷听,窃听"之意。
Gust could not overhear what passed between them.
阵风什么不能偷听通过它们之间.
Someone might overhear you.
搞不好有人会听到.
They were standing near enough for us to overhear their conversation.
他们站得离我们很近,我们能听到他们的谈话.
I happened to overhear what he said.
我碰巧听到他说的话.
Oberon: But who comes here? I am invisible. And I will overhear their conference.
可是谁到这儿来啦? 他们看不见我, 让我听一听他们说些什么.