eavesdrop

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒp/    美 /ˈivzˌdɹɑp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house. countable,uncountable
  2. The space around a house on which such water drips. countable,uncountable
  3. A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building. countable
  4. The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard. countable
    — Were you having a little eavesdrop on us last night?
动词 v.
  1. To hear (intentionally) a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in. ambitransitive
    — I hope nobody was eavesdropping on our conversation last night, since it got so personal.
  2. To listen for another organism's calls, so as to exploit them.
    — […] Eastern Red Bat will eavesdrop on the sonar calls of other red bats to locate potential insect prey.

词形变化

eavesdrops present,singular,third-person eavesdropping participle,present eavesdropped participle,past eavesdropped past eavesdrops plural

词汇关系

近义词
eavesdrip
衍生词
eavesdropper eavesread
相关词
monitor surveil tap wiretap

词源

词源 1
From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense.
词源 2
From eaves + drop; the "listening" sense derives from the notion of the listener standing in the area denoted by the physical sense.
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