| 释义 |
overlisten, v.|-ˈlɪs(ə)n|
[f. over- 15 + listen, after overhear q.v.]
trans. To listen so as to overhear; to listen to (a speaker, or what is spoken) without the speaker's knowledge or consent.
1609Rowley Search for Money (Percy Soc.) 9 As wee were but asking the question, steps mee from over the way (overlistning us) a news-searcher. 1832J. Wilson in Blackw. Mag. 192 Like an eavesdropper, overlistening our soliloquy. |