| 单词 | eavesdrop |
| 释义 | eavesdrop (once / 3611 pages) v When you eavesdrop, you secretly listen in on someone's conversation. A little girl might eavesdrop on her parents in an attempt to find out what she's getting for her birthday. Whenever you deliberately overhear a phone conversation, or two people having a quiet argument, you eavesdrop. You might eavesdrop on a funny exchange between two friends at a cafe, or eavesdrop on an important conversation between your boss and one of your coworkers. The verb eavesdrop comes from the old-fashioned noun eavesdropper, "one who listens from under the eaves," from the even more old-fashioned eavesdrop, "ground where rainwater drips off the roof." WORD FAMILYeavesdrop: eavesdropped, eavesdropper, eavesdropping, eavesdrops+/eavesdropper: eavesdroppers USAGE EXAMPLES“What this ‘always listening’ means is that the device is not eavesdropping and interpreting everything you’re saying,” Ms. Terwoerds wrote. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) In the 1950s, she worked for the CIA, where she helped test telephone eavesdropping equipment. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) I eavesdropped as I emptied ashtrays and refilled mugs. The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016) v listen without the speaker's knowledge the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations Syn|Hypo|Hyper listen in bug, intercept, tap, wiretap tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information listen hear with intention |
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