hear
verb
hɪə verb
1
HEAR SOUNDS/WORDS ETC
听到声音/话语等
to know that a sound is being made, using your ears Do not confuse with , which means ‘hear and pay attention to’. 不要混淆 hear 和 listen to，后者指听见并加以注意 I,T not in progressive 不用进行式
Blanche heard a crash as the back door was flung open.
布兰奇听见哗啦一声后门被推开。
Did anyone see or hear anything last night?
昨晚有没有人看见或听见什么？
Old Zeke doesn’t hear too well any more.
老泽克的听觉不再灵敏。
hear sb/sth doing sth
Jenny could hear them arguing outside.
珍妮能听到他们在外面争论。
hear sb do sth
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 sth
She didn’t want to be heard to criticize him.
她不想被人听见自己批评他。
You should listen to my advice (NOT 不说 You should hear my advice) .
你应该听从我的建议。
2
LISTEN TO SB/STH
听某人/某事物
to listen to what someone is saying, the music they are playing etc 听，聆听，倾听 T not in progressive 不用进行式 | spoken
Maggie did not wait to hear an answer.
玛吉没等着听到答复。
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鱼的节目？
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
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决定。
3
BE TOLD STH
被告知某事
to be told or find out a piece of information 听说，被告知，得知 I,T not usually in progressive 一般不用进行式 | spoken
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。
[+ about ]
Teresa heard about the decision later.
特丽莎后来听说了那个决定。
[+ 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 sb/sth
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
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。
4
IN COURT
在法庭上
to listen to all the facts in a case in a court of law in order to make a legal decision 审理〔案件〕 T
The Supreme Court heard the case on Tuesday.
最高法院于周二审理了此案。
5
have heard of sb/sth
to 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。”
6
not hear the last of sb
used 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，此事还没完呢。
7
you could hear a pin drop
used to emphasize how quiet a place is 〔安静得〕听得见针落地的声音
You could have heard a pin drop in there.
那里安静得甚至连针落地的声音都可以听见。
8
won’t/wouldn’t hear of it
used to say that you refuse to agree with a suggestion or proposal 不允许; 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。
9
I/he etc will never hear the end of it
used to say that someone will continue to talk about something for a long time 我/他等将受到没完没了的唠叨
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。
10
be hearing things
10. to 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。
11
(do) you hear?
11. used to emphasize that you are giving someone an order and they must obey 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?
我希望你现在就离开，明白了吗？
12
you can’t hear yourself think
12. used 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。
13
now hear this!
13. used to introduce an important official announcement [美，旧] 请大家注意听！〔用于正式宣读之前〕 AmE old use
14
hear! hear!
14. 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〕
15
have you heard the one about …
15. used when asking someone if they know a joke 你听过有关…的笑话吗？
16
I’ve heard that one before
16. used 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
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18 to receive news 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.
警方希望从有线索的人那里了解情况。
I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you) .
我盼望着你的来信。
19 to listen to someone giving their opinion in a radio or television discussion programme 听，收听〔电台或电视的讨论节目〕
a chance to hear from some of the victims of violent crime
听几位暴力罪行的受害者讲述其经历的机会
20 to 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？