hear /hɪə $ hɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp heard /hɜːd $ hɜːrd/) → here1 hear sounds/words etc 聽到聲音/話語等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HEAR to know that a sound is being made, using your ears 聽到,聽見5Blanche heard a crash as the back door was flung open.布蘭奇聽見後門嘩啦一聲被推開。
nShe heard a sudden loud crash.
Did anyone see or hear anything last night? 昨晚有沒有人看見或聽見什麽?
ncan hearnI could hear the sound of traffic.
hear somebody/something doing somethingJenny could hear them arguing outside. 珍妮能聽到他們在外面爭論。
hear somebody do somethingShe heard Tom go upstairs. 她聽見湯姆上了樓。
hear what/who etcI couldn’t hear what they were saying most of the time. 大多數時間我都聽不到他們在說什麽。
be heard to do somethingShe didn’t want to be heard to criticize him. 她不想被人聽見自己批評他。
somebody doesn’t hear too well/very well (=they have problems with their hearing)Old Zeke doesn’t hear too well anymore. 老齊克的耳朵已不靈了。
5Do not confuse hear with listen to, which means ‘hear and pay attention to’. You should listen to my advice (NOT You should hear my advice). 不要混淆hear和listen to,listen to指聽見並加以注意: You should listen to my advice(不說 You should hear my advice).你應該聽從我的建議。
2 listen to SB/STH 聽某人/某事物 [transitiveT]LISTEN to listen to what someone is saying, the music they are playing etc 聽,聆聽,傾聽Maggie did not wait to hear an answer. 瑪吉沒等着聽答複。
Did you hear that programme on whales the other night? 前兩天晚上你有沒有收聽那個有關鲸的節目?
hear whatI want to hear what the doctor has to say. 我想聽聽醫生有什麽話要說。
I hear what you say/what you’re saying spoken (=used to tell someone that you have listened to their opinion, but do not agree with it) 我聽到你的話了I hear what you say, but I don’t think we should rush this decision. 我聽見你說的了,但我認爲我們不該草率作出這個決定。
3 be told STH 被告知某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FIND OUT to be told or find out a piece of information 聽說,被告知,得知I heard a rumor that he was getting married soon. 我聽到傳聞,說他馬上要結婚了。
hear (that)I’m so sorry to hear he died. 聽說他去世了我很難過。
She’ll be pleased to hear that she can leave hospital tomorrow. 知道明天可以出院,她會很高興的。
hear aboutTeresa heard about the decision later. 特雷莎後來聽說了那個決定。
hear ofI’ve heard of a job which would be just right for you. 我聽說有個工作很適合你。
This was the first I’d heard of any trouble in the area (=I had just heard news of trouble for the first time). 這是我第一次聽說該地區發生麻煩。
He was last heard of in Washington (=he was in Washington the last time someone had information about him). 人們最後聽到他的消息時他在華盛頓。
hear anything/much of somebody/somethingWe don’t hear anything of him these days. 這些日子我們沒有聽到他的任何消息。
so I hear/so I’ve heard spoken (=used to say that you have been told something or know it already) 我已經聽說了There’s a nasty infection going round, so I hear. 我聽說最近有一種嚴重的傳染病。
hear what/how/who etcDid you hear what happened to Julia? 你有沒有聽說朱莉娅怎麽了?
I’ve heard it said that they met in Italy. 我聽說他們是在意大利相識的。
4 in court 在法庭上 [transitiveT]SCTJUDGE to listen to all the facts in a case in a court of law in order to make a legal decision 審理〔案件〕The Supreme Court heard the case on Tuesday. 最高法院於周二審理了此案。
5 have heard of somebody/something KNOW somebodyto know that someone or something exists because they have been mentioned to you before 聽說過某人/某物‘Do you know Jill Marshall?’ ‘No, I’ve never heard of her.’ “你知道吉爾·馬歇爾嗎?”“不知道,我從未聽說過她。”
have heard of somebody/something• I've heard of Louis de Bernieres, but I've never read anything by him.• Have you ever heard of a band called Big Star?• The entire universe will have heard of her by then.• It would be incongruous to see her as an influence on later writers who may never have heard of her.• You may have heard of his kid brother.• For the moment, none of them seems to have heard of it.• From old Boston, in case you might have heard of it.• I have heard of levels, of course.• There has been so much talk of saturated and unsaturated fats that most people have heard of them.• She claimed never to have heard of Suzuki-san. 6 not hear the last of somebody PROBLEMused to say that someone will continue to complain about something or cause problems 某人還會投訴;某人還會帶來更多麻煩I’ll sue him. He hasn’t heard the last of me yet. 我要起訴他,這事還沒完呢。
7 you could hear a pin drop QUIETused to emphasize how quiet a place is 〔安靜得〕聽得見針落地的聲音You could have heard a pin drop in there. 那裏安靜得連針落地的聲音都可以聽見。
→ unheard ofyou could hear a pin drop• After he finished telling the story you could have heard a pin drop.• It was so quiet in the hall you could hear a pin drop.• You could hear a pin drop in the auditorium during Norvell's speech. 8 hear from somebody phrasal verbphr v a) NEWSto receive news or information from someone 得到〔某人的消息〕Do you ever hear from Jack? 你有沒有收到過傑克的來信?
Police want to hear from anyone who has any information. 警方希望向知情者了解情況。
I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). 我盼望着你的來信。
hear from • Annie hears from a neighbor that there may not be a flight out today.• I would like to hear from anybody who has undertaken the DipSW.• Lida had remarried and moved to Maryland, and now nobody ever heard from her.• I had no idea what to expect from Stuart, but he sounded happy enough to hear from me when I called.• We hear from their parents and siblings about their ordinary lives and varied personalities, and about their final hours.• I am terribly sorry this should have happened and I sincerely hope that we hear from them.• We'd love to hear from you and there are some rich rewards.• If you are interested, would like to hear from you on. look forward to hearing from you• I feel I would fit in well as part of your company, and look forward to hearing from you.• I would be interested to hear your views on the Macmerry - Whitecraig route, and look forward to hearing from you.• I look forward to hearing from you following your meeting on 26 November 1992.• I look forward to hearing from you in due course.• I look forward to hearing from you soon and, if possible, by 11 December 1992.• I look forward to hearing from you to confirm the meeting date.• I look forward to hearing from you with your agreement to the above after you have discussed the matter with your colleagues. 9 hear somebody out phrasal verbphr v LISTENto listen to all of what someone wants to tell you without interrupting them 聽〔某人〕說完Just hear me out, will you? 就聽我說完,好嗎?
hear out• Before you go apoplectic, hear me out.• His grandmother hurried down, and they heard her cry out.• Eve heard Benny cry out, and then she saw the faces frozen as the car came towards her.• Hear me out first, Jane, and then you can say what you think.• They heard him call out in fright.• There is a song we always used to hear, Out in the desert, romantic soft and clear.• I can hear them out my window, laughing, screaming and playing.• Half way down the first flight, he stopped, hearing some one come out of an apartment on the second floor.• Knapp heard him out patiently but still refused to change his mind.• Corbett heard her out, torn between his desire to sleep and excitement at what he had discovered. 10 won’t/wouldn’t hear of it NOREFUSEused to say that you refuse to agree with a suggestion or proposal 不同意;拒絕I said we should go back, but Dennis wouldn’t hear of it. 我說我們應該回去了,但丹尼斯不聽。
11 I/he etc will never hear the end of it CRITICIZEused to say that someone will continue to talk about something for a long time 我/他等將聽到沒完沒了的唠叨If my Mum finds out, I’ll never hear the end of it. 如果媽媽知道了,她會唠叨個沒完。
12 be hearing things IMAGINEto imagine you can hear a sound when really there is no sound 産生幻聽There’s no one there. I must be hearing things. 那裏什麽人也沒有,我一定是産生幻聽了。
be hearing things• Oh, you are there. Good, for a second I thought I was hearing things.• I thought I was hearing things. 13 (do) you hear? OBEYused to emphasize that you are giving someone an order and they must obey you 聽見了嗎?明白了嗎?〔強調别人必須遵守你的命令〕I want you to leave right now. Do you hear? 我要你現在就離開,明白了嗎?
14 you can’t hear yourself think LOUD/NOISYused to emphasize how noisy a place is 〔強調某個地方〕太吵鬧Just shut up, Tom. I can’t hear myself think. 給我閉嘴,湯姆,太吵了。
16. hear! hear! used in a discussion or meeting to say that you agree with what the speaker is saying 好哇!好哇!〔在討論會或會議上對某人所說的話表示贊同的呼喊聲〕 17. have you heard the one about ... JOKEused when asking someone if they know a joke 你聽過有關…的笑話嗎 18. I’ve heard that one before BELIEVEused when you do not believe someone’s excuse or explanation 這借口[解釋]我以前已聽過了〔表示不相信〕,别跟我來這一套 19. let’s hear it for somebody used to say that someone deserves praise, or to ask people to show their approval of someone by clapping 讓我們爲某人鼓掌喝彩 n In meanings 1,2, and 3, hear is not usually used in the progressive. You say: I heard a strange sound.
✗Don’t say: I was hearing a strange sound. Hear is often used with can: I could hear a strange sound.
In spoken English, people sometimes say I’m hearing to talk about something they have been told recently, especially more than once: I’ve been hearing some nice things about you.
n Don’t confuse hear (=a sound comes into your ears) with listen to (=hear and pay attention to something).
You say:
You should listen to my advice.
✗Don’t say:
You should hear my advice.You say:
I lay in bed listening to music.
✗Don’t say:
I lay in bed hearing music. THESAURUShear to know that a sound is being made, using your ears 聽到,聽見There’s no need to shout – I can hear you! 用不着大聲喊——我聽得見!
Voices could be heard in the distance. 能聽見遠處的說話聲。
listen to pay attention to something, using your ears 〔注意地〕聽I was listening to the news on the car radio. 我在聽車載廣播播放的新聞。
He never listens to anything I say. 不管我說什麽他從來都不聽。
make out to hear something with difficulty 〔勉強〕聽出When I got closer, I could make out a human voice. 我走近一些,聽出是人的聲音。
I could just make out what he was saying. 我只能勉強聽出他在說些什麽。
overhear to accidentally hear another person’s conversation 無意中[偶然]聽到I overheard her say to her friend that she had lost something. 我無意中聽到她對朋友說她丢了東西。
catch to hear something that someone says 聽到,聽見Sorry, I didn’t catch your name. 抱歉,我沒聽清你的名字。
I caught the last few minutes of the programme. 我聽到了最後幾分鐘的節目内容。
tune in to listen to a programme – often used in announcements on the radio 收聽〔常指廣播節目〕Tune in for all the latest news and views from around the world. 敬請收聽世界各地的最新新聞與觀點。
Thousands of people tune in to the show every week. 每周都有數以千計的人收聽該節目。
naudible adjectiveadj loud enough to be heardHer words were clearly audible.
an audible whisper