hear /hɪə $ hɪr/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tensepst and past participleppheard /hɜːd $ hɜːrd/) → here
1hear sounds/words etc 听到声音/话语等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HEAR to know that a sound is being made, using your ears 听到,听见
5Blanche heard a crash as the back door was flung open.
布兰奇听见后门哗啦一声被推开。
nShe heard a sudden loud crash.
Did anyone see or hear anything last night?
昨晚有没有人看见或听见什么?
ncan hear
nI could hear the sound of traffic.
hear somebody/something doing something
Jenny could hear them arguing outside.
珍妮能听到他们在外面争论。
hear somebody do something
She heard Tom go upstairs.
她听见汤姆上了楼。
hear what/who etc
I couldn’t hear what they were saying most of the time.
大多数时间我都听不到他们在说什么。
be heard to do something
She didn’t want to be heard to criticize him.
她不想被人听见自己批评他。
somebody doesn’t hear too well/very well (=they have problems with their hearing)
Old Zeke doesn’t hear too well anymore.
老齐克的耳朵已不灵了。
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指听见并加以注意: You should listen to my advice(不说You should hear my advice).你应该听从我的建议。
2listen to SB/STH 听某人/某事物 [transitiveT]LISTEN to listen to what someone is saying, the music they are playing etc 听,聆听,倾听
Maggie did not wait to hear an answer.
玛吉没等着听答复。
Did you hear that programme on whales the other night?
前两天晚上你有没有收听那个有关鲸的节目?
hear what
I want to hear what the doctor has to say.
我想听听医生有什么话要说。
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) 我听到你的话了
I hear what you say, but I don’t think we should rush this decision.
我听见你说的了,但我认为我们不该草率作出这个决定。
3be told STH 被告知某事 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FIND OUT to be told or find out a piece of information 听说,被告知,得知
I heard a rumor that he was getting married soon.
我听到传闻,说他马上要结婚了。
hear (that)
I’m so sorry to hear he died.
听说他去世了我很难过。
She’ll be pleased to hear that she can leave hospital tomorrow.
知道明天可以出院,她会很高兴的。
hear about
Teresa heard about the decision later.
特雷莎后来听说了那个决定。
hear of
I’ve heard of a job which would be just right for you.
我听说有个工作很适合你。
This was the first I’d heard of any trouble in the area (=I had just heard news of trouble for the first time).
这是我第一次听说该地区发生麻烦。
He was last heard of in Washington (=he was in Washington the last time someone had information about him).
人们最后听到他的消息时他在华盛顿。
hear anything/much of somebody/something
We don’t hear anything of him these days.
这些日子我们没有听到他的任何消息。
so I hear/so I’ve heard spoken (=used to say that you have been told something or know it already) 我已经听说了
There’s a nasty infection going round, so I hear.
我听说最近有一种严重的传染病。
hear what/how/who etc
Did you hear what happened to Julia?
你有没有听说朱莉娅怎么了?
I’ve heard it said that they met in Italy.
我听说他们是在意大利相识的。
4in 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 legaldecision 审理〔案件〕
The Supreme Court heard the case on Tuesday.
最高法院于周二审理了此案。
5have heard of somebody/somethingKNOW somebodyto know that someone or something exists because they have been mentioned to you before 听说过某人/某物
‘Do you know Jill Marshall?’ ‘No, I’ve never heard of her.’
“你知道吉尔·马歇尔吗?”“不知道,我从未听说过她。”
Examples from the Corpus
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 entireuniverse 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 kidbrother.• 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 ofsaturated and unsaturatedfats that most people have heard of them.• She claimed never to have heard of Suzuki-san.
6not hear the last of somebodyPROBLEMused to say that someone will continue to complain about something or cause problems 某人还会投诉;某人还会带来更多麻烦
I’ll sue him. He hasn’t heard the last of me yet.
我要起诉他,这事还没完呢。
7you could hear a pin dropQUIETused to emphasize how quiet a place is 〔安静得〕听得见针落地的声音
you could hear a pin drop• After he finished telling the storyyou could have heard a pin drop.• It was so quiet in the hallyou could hear a pin drop.• You could hear a pin drop in the auditorium during Norvell's speech.
8hear from somebodyphrasal verbphr v
a)NEWSto receivenews or information from someone 得到〔某人的消息〕
Do you ever hear from Jack?
你有没有收到过杰克的来信?
Police want to hear from anyone who has any information.
警方希望向知情者了解情况。
I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you).
a chance to hear from some of the victims of violent crime
听几位暴力犯罪受害者讲述其经历的机会
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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 variedpersonalities, 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 richrewards.• 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.
9hear somebody outphrasal verbphr vLISTENto listen to all of what someone wants to tell you without interrupting them 听〔某人〕说完
Just hear me out, will you?
就听我说完,好吗?
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hear out• Before you go apoplectic, hear me out.• His grandmotherhurried down, and they heard her cry out.• Eveheard 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, romanticsoft 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.
SPOKEN PHRASES
10won’t/wouldn’t hear of itNOREFUSEused to say that you refuse to agree with a suggestion or proposal 不同意;拒绝
I said we should go back, but Dennis wouldn’t hear of it.
我说我们应该回去了,但丹尼斯不听。
11I/he etc will never hear the end of itCRITICIZEused to say that someone will continue to talk about something for a long time 我/他等将听到没完没了的唠叨
If my Mum finds out, I’ll never hear the end of it.
如果妈妈知道了,她会唠叨个没完。
12be hearing thingsIMAGINEto imagine you can hear a sound when really there is no sound 产生幻听
There’s no one there. I must be hearing things.
那里什么人也没有,我一定是产生幻听了。
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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 mustobey you 听见了吗?明白了吗?〔强调别人必须遵守你的命令〕
I want you to leave right now. Do you hear?
我要你现在就离开,明白了吗?
14you can’t hear yourself thinkLOUD/NOISYused to emphasize how noisy a place is 〔强调某个地方〕太吵闹
Just shut up, Tom. I can’t hear myself think.
给我闭嘴,汤姆,太吵了。
15.now hear this!American EnglishAmE old useLISTEN used to introduce an important officialannouncement 请大家注意听!〔用于发表重要的正式通告时〕
16.hear! hear!used in a discussion or meeting to say that you agree with what the speaker is saying 好哇!好哇!〔在讨论会或会议上对某人所说的话表示赞同的呼喊声〕
17.have you heard the one about ...JOKEused when asking someone if they know a joke 你听过有关…的笑话吗
18.I’ve heard that one beforeBELIEVEused when you do not believe someone’s excuse or explanation 这借口[解释]我以前已听过了〔表示不相信〕,别跟我来这一套
19.let’s hear it for somebodyused to say that someone deservespraise, or to ask people to show their approval of someone by clapping 让我们为某人鼓掌喝彩
nGRAMMAR: Using the progressive
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.
nUSAGE: Hear or listen?
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.
THESAURUS
hear to know that a sound is being made, using your ears 听到,听见
There’s no need to shout – I can hear you!
用不着大声喊——我听得见!
Voices could be heard in the distance.
能听见远处的说话声。
listen to pay attention to something, using your ears 〔注意地〕听
hear• "Nina's quit her job." "Yes, so I've heard."• She called after him but he kept on walking and pretended not to hear.• Conservative and radicalscientific ideas were disseminated from Paris by naturalists and anatomistsreturning home inspired by what they had heard.• What would Maya like to hear?• I love to hear a babylaugh like that.• I heard a great new song on the radio.• Suddenly we heard a knock at the door.• I heard a rumor that Katya was coming back.• Sorry, Mary, but I couldn't hear a word you said.• It seems people want to write and hear about bad, negative things.• How did you hear about our company?• He and Richard must have heard about these things but in general they had failed to register.• Grandma doesn't hear as well as she used to.• He heard him speak to some one in the background.• We've heard such a lot about you from our daughter.• Did you hear that noise?• Neighboursheard the child screaming and called the police.• I heard the front door close, and knew that Bob had left for work.• I could have sworn I heard the phoneringing.• Did you hear them announce the result?• Occasionalgunshots can still be heard, though no one seems to know who fires the guns and if anyone is hit.• I suppose you've heard what happened.• Jeff, did you hear what I said?• Didn't you hear when I called you?• I hear you're moving to Toronto.• When I hear you talk, Michael, I hear myself at your age.• Say that again -- I didn't hear you.
be heard to do something• Fortunately there was order, even though a bombwas heard todrop quite near.• Women around the world were heard toheave a hugesigh of relief.• First one engine powered inflatablewas heard to leave the shore in the direction of Guiding Lights.• Can it be by chance that mankind's sacred places are almost always spaces where echoedare heard to particularly good effect?• Here Sancho was heard toremark that he was the equal of a thousand men while Rodrigo was equal to another hundred.• Even some Partyfunctionarieswere heard to say that it would be better if Goebbels stopped writing and speaking altogether.
hear what• So then Fiver went up and spoke to him very quietly, but I heard whatCowslipanswered.• But now he was a ColdWar hard-liner, and Joe wanted to hear what he had to say.• All one has to do is send him to the beginning of the track and hear what he has to say.• Listening meansputtingasidefeelings and biases to really hear what is being said.• In addition you can hear what they say and how they say it.• Gabriel hurried up to try to hear what was said, but the door closed in her face.• We want to hear what you have to propose.
heard it said• I'd heard it said: she's a lovelysinger.• Colt had heard it said that after the war the country's debt was 80 billion dollars.• I've heard it said that animals love you unconditionally.• But I have heard it said that parts of the RockyMountains are quite like our Simla.• I have heard it said that they were built by Iron Age men in honour of Megan, a Celticgoddess.• I have heard it said that when bream break surface it is simply to obtain the extraoxygenavailable there.