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eavesdrop 音标拼音: ['ivzdr ,ɑp] vt.
vi. 偷听
n. 屋檐水 偷听屋檐水 eavesdrop v 1: listen without the speaker' s knowledge; " the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife' s conversations" [ synonym: { listen in}, { eavesdrop}] Eavesdrop \ Eaves" drop`\ ([= e] vz" dr[ o^] p`), v. i. [ Eaves drop.] To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private. [ 1913 Webster] To eavesdrop in disguises. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
Eavesdrop \ Eaves" drop`\, n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house. [ 1913 Webster] 29 Moby Thesaurus words for " eavesdrop": attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, bug, cock the ears, examine by ear, give attention, give audience to, give ear, hark, hear, hear out, hearken, heed, intercept, lend an ear, listen, listen at, listen in, listen to, overhear, pry, sit in on, snoop, spy, tap, wiretap |
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