| 单词 | hear |
| 释义 | hear (hɪəʳ ) Word forms: hears , hearing , heard (hɜːʳd ) 1. verb A1 When you hear a sound, you become aware of it through your ears. She heard no further sounds. [VERB noun] The trumpet can be heard all over their house. [VERB noun] They heard the protesters shout: 'No more fascism!' [VERB noun infinitive] And then we heard the bells ringing out. [VERB noun verb-ing] I'm not hearing properly. [VERB] Synonyms: overhear, catch, detect 2. verb A2 If you hear something such as a lecture or a piece of music, you listen to it. You can hear commentary on the match in about half an hour's time. [VERB noun] I don't think you've ever heard Doris talking about her emotional life before. [VERB noun verb-ing] I'd love to hear it played by a professional orchestra. [VERB noun -ed] Synonyms: listen to, heed, attend to, eavesdrop on 3. verb [no cont] If you say that you can hear someone saying something, you mean that you are able to imagine hearing it. Can't you just hear the clichés roll? [VERB noun] 'I was hot,' I could still hear Charlotte say with her delicious French accent. [VERB noun infinitive] 4. verb When a judge or a court of law hears a case, or evidence in a case, they listen to it officially in order to make a decision about it. [formal] The jury have heard evidence from defence witnesses. [VERB noun] He had to wait months before his case was heard. [VERB noun] Synonyms: try, judge, examine, investigate 5. verb B1+ If you hear from someone, you receive a letter, email, or phone call from them. Drop us a line, it's always great to hear from you. [VERB + from] The police are anxious to hear from anyone who may know her. [VERB from noun] 6. verb In a debate or discussion, if you hear from someone, you listen to them giving their opinion or information. What are you hearing from people there? [VERB + from] 7. verb B1+ If you hear some news or information about something, you find out about it by someone telling you, or from the radio or television. My mother heard of this school through Leslie. [V + of/about] ...the rumours I've been hearing about for years. [V of/about n] He had heard that the trophy had been sold. [VERB that] I had waited to hear the result. [VERB noun] Synonyms: learn, discover, find out, understand 8. verb [no cont] B2 If you have heard of something or someone, you know about them, but not in great detail. Many people haven't heard of reflexology. [VERB + of] ...people who, maybe, had hardly heard the word till a year or two ago. [VERB noun] 9. have heard sth before phrase If you say that you have heard something before, you mean that you are not interested in it, or do not believe it, or are not surprised about it, because you already know about it or have experienced it. Furness shrugs wearily. He has heard it all before. 'How many times have I heard that before?' Merchant complained angrily. 10. do/did you hear (me)? convention If you say 'Do you hear?' or 'Did you hear me?' to someone, you are telling them in an angry or forceful way to pay attention to what you are saying. [feelings] If you don't get out I'll call the police. Do you hear? Leave her alone! Do you hear me? 11. Hear,hear! convention During political debates and public meetings, people sometimes say ' Hear hear!' to express their agreement with what the speaker is saying. [British, formal, formulae] 12. you can't hear yourself think phrase If you say that you can't hear yourself think, you are complaining and emphasizing that there is a lot of noise, and that it is disturbing you or preventing you from doing something. [informal, emphasis] For God's sake shut up. I can't hear myself think! You can't hear yourself think because the traffic is so noisy. 13. won't/wouldn't hear of sth phrase If you say that you won't hear of someone doing something, you mean that you refuse to let them do it. I've always wanted to be an actor but Dad wouldn't hear of it. He even thought about moving from the village. But his friends wouldn't hear of it. 14. you could have heard a pin drop phrase You can say you could have heard a pin drop when a place is extremely quiet, especially because everyone is waiting for someone to speak or when someone has made a shocking remark. [emphasis] Phrasal verbs: hear out phrasal verb If you hear someone out, you listen to them without interrupting them until they have finished saying everything that they want to say. MPs heard him out in silence. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Perhaps, when you've heard me out, you'll appreciate the reason for secrecy. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He shows keen interest in his friends, hearing out their problems and offering counsel. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: hear something through the grapevine or hear something on the grapevine to hear about something informally,from the people you know I hear through the grapevine that you are getting ready to sue us. If that's true, I want to hear it from you. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: hear a groan Minutes after it crashed to the street, road workers fled in panic, claiming that they had heard a groan as it fell. Times, Sunday Times You could almost hear the groans from the visitors bench. The Sun You hear the groans and moans, too, but with the applause you actually feel the hair go up on the back of your neck. Times, Sunday Times I then heard a groaning. Times, Sunday Times The diet police are on the prowl: if you hear a knock on the door, hide the sugar bowl, the butter dish and the salt. Times, Sunday Times The next day, as they are sitting near the couch, they hear a knock on the door. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And that only she could hear that knocking? Times,Sunday Times She was about to go to bed when she heard a knock at her door. Times,Sunday Times Moments later she heard a knock on her door. Houston Chronicle I could, however, sometimes hear the murmur of the pips from the radio in the bathroom, where my husband had gone to get his news fix. Times, Sunday Times Imagine hearing the murmur of 82,000 distant spectators grow louder and louder as you get closer to the light. Times, Sunday Times Naturally, he had never heard a murmur of complaint. Times, Sunday Times Walking beneath the bare trees I heard the noise of the traffic fade to a muffled roar and I became aware of the stillness, the bleakness , ABSOLUTE TRUTHS I can still hear the noise of the letterbox flap. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The noise was heard 200 miles away as a deep rumble. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Then we started to hear the phrase 'nonaccidental injury'. Times, Sunday Times In web development you'll often hear the phrase 'standing on the shoulders of giants'. Times, Sunday Times We hear the phrase so often that it's practically synonymous now with the housing market. Times,Sunday Times More than half of employees said they did not hear the phrase often enough at work, according to the survey for an online recruitment agency. Times, Sunday Times I hear the phrase up to 20 times a day in my building. ST Touch special paper with pen to hear a recording of words you've scribbled. The Sun We hear a recording of the participating youngsters singing it, while a video mosaic of their faces gradually forms on the floor. Times, Sunday Times She said she was sure her employer did not intend to change phone line supplier and asked to hear a recording of the conversation. Times, Sunday Times The jury at his taxdodging trial yesterday heard a recording of him telling detectives that he could not work a computer either. The Sun The three-head mechanism allowed higher quality reproduction as well as the ability to hear a recording in progress - as the tape traveled past the recording head onto the playback head. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They could hear the roar of their breathing magnified in the silence. Times, Sunday Times You hear the roar, but you have to keep your mind-set the same. Times, Sunday Times It doesn't matter how tired you are, as soon as you hear the roar of the crowd, you're ready for anything. Times,Sunday Times You hear the roar of the jets first, then you see him. Times, Sunday Times You could hear the roar of the crowd when something happened during a game. The Sun But listen carefully and you can hear the rumble of earth movers and asphalters. Times, Sunday Times I can hear the rumble of warplanes. Times, Sunday Times You'll never forget the first time you hear the rumble of the approaching bike, followed by the gut punch as it blurs past you and screams up the road. The Sun When the building fell, residents said they heard a rumble like thunder. Chicago Sun-Times I heard a rumble coming towards me and the ground vibrated under my feet. The Sun When your intestines are empty, you can hear the rumbling in its full gurgling glory. The Sun Do you hear that rumbling sound? Times, Sunday Times She heard a rumbling noise outside, but before she could investigate, the bear broke through a window and entered the house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The player then goes down the cave and hears a rumbling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Strike could hear the rustling of sheets. Times, Sunday Times I find that hard to believe because most people wake up when their ears hear a rustling outside or their noses detect a funny smell. Times, Sunday Times But one day, as she was walking in the garden, she heard a rustling sound and a painting slowly arose above the garden wall. Times, Sunday Times Listeners hear your sermon only as a series of sentences. Christianity Today People feel their lives are so trivialized; when they hear a sermon, they see something much bigger than life. Christianity Today We want them and the congregation to want to hear the sermon. Christianity Today A congregation of widely divergent points of view can hear a sermon filled with a lot of entertaining stories, and everyone will leave the sanctuary feeling edified. Christianity Today A layman who wanted to hear a sermon might have to travel to another parish in order to find one with a preaching minister. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bear in mind that the tide comes in like the cavalry here, so when you hear the siren, head for the high-water line. Times, Sunday Times Whenever we hear a siren go past, we dive for cover. Times, Sunday Times Viewers will hear a siren every time a fact of dubious provenance features in the film. Times, Sunday Times So they hear the siren song, return to the fray and become serial entrepreneurs. Times, Sunday Times The driver, who has not been named, told officers that he did not hear their siren nor see their flashing lights. Times, Sunday Times There you can also hear the song that gives them their name. Times, Sunday Times If you hear any song of any kind of melody and complexity, it will almost certainly be a robin. Times, Sunday Times I went with a friend to hear the song before the game. Times, Sunday Times I'll smell something, hear a song, taste a particular thing and everything will flood back. Times, Sunday Times You hear the song, look in vain for the bird, and a moment later hear it 50 yards away. Times, Sunday Times I hear a splash and step back. Times, Sunday Times You could drop something down there and not hear a splash for several minutes. Times, Sunday Times It took for ever, and they could barely hear the splash. The Times Literary Supplement Then just before the boats came into view we heard a splash close to where we were sitting. The Sun Others tell of hearing a splash shortly after midnight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If so, we would love to hear your story. The Sun We learn some important lessons from their example, but first we need to hear their story, with all of its royal intrigue. Christianity Today They say they are very sorry to hear your story. The Sun She wrote a letter back saying what an honour it was to hear my story. Times, Sunday Times And when you hear the story of his life, you understand where all of this passion comes from. Times, Sunday Times Suddenly, we hear the thud, thud, thud of big feet thundering down stairs. The Sun Games like this are best felt rather than watched, better to hear the thud of colliding bodies than to sit in your living room and lament the lack of tries. Times, Sunday Times Within minutes, if not seconds, you'd hear the thud of the elephant's body hitting the ground. Times, Sunday Times People heard a thud and smelled burning before blood splattered the windows after the birds struck the left engine and nose cone. The Sun We heard a thud — the rocket landed close by. Times, Sunday Times What was to come took another 11 years to happen, and began in earnest the day his secretary heard a thump in her boss's office. Times, Sunday Times I can almost hear the thumps as some of my readers suffer apoplectic fits and fall face-first into their breakfasts, but his premise isn't as blithely provocative as it sounds. Times,Sunday Times Then he heard a thump on the wooden kitchen floor just inches above his head. The Sun The astronauts aboard the shuttle then report hearing a thump outside the shuttle and begin to experience an oxygen leak. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fatigue helps me hear that tune personally and then replay it so my people can understand it. Christianity Today You hear a tune and suddenly, you're transported to another time, another place. ST He isn't modest about his musical talent, detailing how he could hear a tune and play it on the piano straight after from the age of five. Times,Sunday Times He who pays the piper calls the tune, and all that jazz, but it would be quite nice to hear the tune. Times, Sunday Times We should always be able to hear the tune distinctly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You'll hear the voice of your perfect match before you meet. The Sun (2016) He heard the voice as clearly as if it had been whispered in his ear, a hollow, sepulchral voice. THE SERPENT'S MARK (2003) You could first hear the voice of a hot prospect at around seven o'clock. The Sun (2017) The grandfather stood under the door, watching her, when suddenly a shrill whistle was heard. Heidi (1881) You do your job until you hear the whistle. The Sun (2012) I'd never heard the word cakeage before yesterday, yet cakeage is causing a bit of a stir. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Did you ever hear the word ` wasp" - white Anglo-Saxon Protestant? BLACK EAGLES (1993) When Amy first heard the word ` drawling " it pleased her, because it sounded exactly like Mama. THE WHITE DOVE I would hover outside his office and hear laughter. Times, Sunday Times Apparently prisoners could hear laughter from the city's bars when the wind blew in the right direction. The Sun Immediately after the introduction, we hear laughter, which completely contradicts what was heard previously. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The friend said she also heard laughter. The Sun Suddenly they heard laughter from the corner. Christianity Today You hear screaming every night. Times, Sunday Times When the 22-yearold medic came round seconds later, he could hear screaming comrades and leapt into a hail of fire to help them. The Sun But you could hear screaming, then groaning, and we could hear a female artist crying from the stage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As the group recollects themselves, they hear screaming in the distance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The others investigate when they hear screaming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As he approached through the buildings and trees he heard singing, not just chanting, but full-throated singing. COUP D'ETAT (2001) From behind her she heard singing and turned to see women walking back and forth in her formal garden. A Time of War (1993) Perhaps the best moment comes at the end when we hear testimony from the real survivors, which would have worked very well as an uplifting finale. Times, Sunday Times The committee decided to investigate only this one charge and hear testimony before the full senate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We are, it seems, increasingly aware of the obligation to hear testimony, even while we may yet be determining how to act upon what we have heard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They want to hear testimonies that speak of total, final victory, not the process of coping and growing. Christianity Today The court, which heard testimony from dozens of witnesses, found that the two were personally involved in the crimes and failed to prevent crimes committed by their subordinates. Globe and Mail Half a mile away you could hear the sigh of the wind as it swept through them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But these three men heard that sigh, that spoken wish. Christianity Today When the snow finally came, you could almost hear the sighs of relief rippling through the valleys. Times, Sunday Times It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. The Sun There were times when she missed Vincent, and longed to hear the sound of his voice and his affectionate teasing. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM (1994) For it isn't as if you haven't heard the sound of the balalaika since those days, or eaten blinis, either. THE IMAGE OF LAURA (2002) You can almost hear the sound of one hand clapping in applause. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She heard the sound of the door being unlatched, then a moment of ghastly silence culminating in a single shot. DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN We were in a cafe when we heard the sound of drumming. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I pinged the last and then heard the thunder of hooves behind me. The Sun (2013) They will hear the thunder of Uncle Sam, bellowing, GET OUT OR ELSE. BARRACUDA 945 (2003) He had not ordered the tunnel closed - a ' blunder of the first magnitude', the jury heard. The Sun (2015) The jury heard he had 'parasomnia' which involved punching a wall in his sleep. The Sun (2010) A jury heard that, if given at all, the powerful anaesthetic should have been injected into the space in the spinal cord. The Sun (2008) Members could access albums long before they were officially released in the shops, the jury heard. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The pellet remains lodged inside his skull and he still suffers daily seizures, the jury heard. The Sun (2017) Then the speaker has temporary possession of the listener's ear, so the listener has granted the speaker temporary control over what the listener hears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes a looper can be producing a majority of the sound that a listener hears. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A listener hears numerous frequencies at once. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 听 Japanese: 聞く |
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