Word · Frequency #9669
overheard
无意中听到；偷听
overheard is the past of overhear (irregular).
hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- 1.
To hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
无意中听到；偷听到
无意中听到；偷听到；无意中听到；偷听
In use
I accidentally overheard my colleagues discussing my promotion.
She couldn't help overhearing the argument from the next room.
He often overhears private conversations while working at the café.
overhear sb doing sth
I overheard them arguing about money.
我无意中听到他们在争论钱的事。
overhear sth
She overheard a secret conversation.
她无意中听到了一场秘密谈话。
overhear that ...
He overheard that the company was closing.
他无意中听到公司要倒闭了。
Verb forms
base overhear · third person overhears · -ing overhearing · past overheard · past participle overheard
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为overheard。
Common mistakes
I overheard to their conversation.I overheard their conversation.
overhear是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词'to'。学习者受'listen to'影响而误加介词，应去掉'to'。
Yesterday, I overheared the whole thing.Yesterday, I overheard the whole thing.
overhear的过去式和过去分词是不规则形式overheard，不是规则变化加-ed。学习者常按规则动词误拼为overheared，应改为overheard。
Connections
Collocations
- overhear a conversation
- 无意中听到一段对话
- She accidentally overheard a conversation between her colleagues.她无意中听到了同事之间的一段对话。
- overhear someone saying
- 偷听到某人说
- I overheard him saying that he would resign.我无意中听到他说他要辞职。
- overhear a remark
- 无意中听到一句评论
- He overheard a rude remark about his appearance.他无意中听到一句关于他外表的粗鲁评论。
- overhear a secret
- 无意中听到一个秘密
- The child overheard a family secret that was meant to be kept from him.孩子无意中听到了一个本应瞒着他的家庭秘密。
Pop culture & quotes
- I couldn't help but overhear that you're looking for a new roommate.
- 我忍不住偷听到你在找新室友。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你over（越过）一堵墙，无意中hear（听到）了隔壁的对话。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：in public places、at social events overhear 通常用于描述无意中听到他人对话的场景，语气比较中性，口语和书面语中都常见。
Grammar Note
通常用于无意中听到，后接名词或从句
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same vowel sound /ɪə/ as the '-hear' part of 'overhear'. Note that words spelled with '-ear' such as 'bear', 'wear', 'pear' have a different vowel /ɛə/ and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.