[with obj.]perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something) 听见;听到 behind her she could hear men's voices. 她能听到背后男人们的说话声。 [with obj. and infinitive]she had never been heard to complain. 从来没有人听见她说过不满的话。 [no obj.]he did not hear very well. 他听不太清楚。 ■be told or informed of 听说 have you heard the news?. 你听说了那个消息吗?。 [with clause]they heard that I had moved. 他们听说我搬家了。 [no obj.]I was shocked to hear of her death. 听到她的死讯我十分吃惊。 ■[no obj.](have heard of)be aware of; know of the existence of 知道;听说过 nobody had ever heard of my college. 没人听说过我的大学。 ■[no obj.](hear from)be contacted by (someone), especially by letter or telephone 被(某人)联系上(尤指通过信或电话);收到…的来信(或电话) if you would like to join the committee, we would love to hear from you. 如果你想加入委员会的话,欢迎你和我们联系。 ■listen or pay attention to 注意听,聆听;重视 [with clause]she just doesn't hear what I'm telling her. 她就是不注意听我在对她说什么。 ■(hear someone out)listen to all that someone has to say 听…说完 Joseph gravely heard them out but never offered advice. 约瑟夫严肃地听他们说完但是却没有提出任何建议。 ■[no obj.](will/would not hear of)will or would not allow or agree to 不允许;不同意 I won't hear of such idiocy. 我不允许这种愚蠢行为。 ■(Law)listen to and judge (a case or plaintiff) (律)审理(案件);听取(原告陈述) an all-woman jury heard the case. 一个清一色由女性组成的陪审团听取了这个案子的原告陈述。 ■listen to and grant (a prayer) 倾听(祈祷)并满足祈祷要求 our Heavenly Father has heard our prayers. 上帝倾听我们的祈祷并赐福予我们。
常用词组 be hearing things
见 thing
be unable to hear oneself think
(informal)used to complain about very loud noise or music (非正式)[用于抱怨噪声或音乐声太大]吵得要死 I hate bars where you can't hear yourself think. 我讨厌酒吧,那里吵得要死。
hear! hear!
used to express one's wholehearted agreement, especially with something said in a speech [用于表示衷心同意某人所说的话]听啊!听啊!
hear say (或 tell) of (或 that)
be informed of or that 听说得知;了解到 I heard tell that he went out west. 我听说他去了西部。
派生 hearable adjective hearer noun 语源
Old English hīeran, hēran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hooren and German hören