Word
bugged
/bʌɡd/
verb
烦扰，使烦恼
annoy persistently
窃听电话或电报；在...装窃听器(bug的过去式与过去分词形式)
In use
The investigators discovered that the embassy had been bugged.
Someone bugged my phone last night, and now I can hear strange noises on the line.
They found a hidden microphone, confirming that the conference room was bugged.
bug sb
He bugged me all day with his complaints.
他整天抱怨烦我。
bug sth (with a listening device)
sth 常指房间、电话等。
They bugged the entire office before the meeting.
他们在会议前在整间办公室安装了窃听器。
be bugged
The room was bugged, so we spoke quietly.
房间被装了窃听器，所以我们小声说话。
Common mistakes
He bugged to the room.He bugged the room.
“窃听”是及物动词，直接接宾语，无需介词“to”。
There is a bugged in the room.There is a bug in the room.
“bugged”是动词过去分词或形容词，不能作名词，应用名词“bug”表示窃听器。
Connections
Confusing words
- tapped
- 窃听（电话、电报等） · tapped 指通过物理连接截取通信信号，而 bugged 指在房间或物体内安装微型窃听器
- eavesdropped
- 偷听（谈话内容） · eavesdropped 强调偷听对话本身，不涉及设备，而 bugged 强调通过隐藏设备获取信息
Learner notes
Grammar Note
past participle of bug used as adjective
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.