Eavesdrop
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GRE 蓝宝
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 偷听, 窃听
- ［英］ v. 偷听, 窃听 ( to listen secretly)
- ［类］ eavesdrop : conversation / trespass : property ( 偷听是偷偷听到别人谈话 / 侵入是偷偷进入别人领地)
- ［记］ eaves ( 屋檐) +drop ( 滴水) , 在屋檐下听 -> 偷听
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
intransitive verb
- Etymology: probably back-formation from eavesdropper, literally, one standing under the drip from the eaves
- Date: 1606
- to listen secretly to what is said in private
- ? eavesdropper noun
