overheard

v.

偶然听到(overhear的过去式和过去分词)；

1. I overheard him say/saying he was going to France.
   我偶然听到他说他要到法国去。
2. I overheard them quarrelling.
   我无意中听到他们吵架。
3. I overheard their argument/them.
   我偷听到他们争论[他们说话]。
4. I overheard some cruel remarks about him.
   我无意中听到了一些议论他的粗鲁的话。
5. I overheard them saying they were unhappy.
   我偶然听到他们说，他们很不快乐。

OVERHEARD
Ineffectiveness of "overheard"counterpropaganda.
Overheard Cell-Phone Conversations: When Less Speech Is More Distracting
Persuasion Through Overheard Communication by Life-Like Agents
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The importance of being overheard: throughput gains in wireless mesh networks
The effect of an overheard ethnic slur on evaluations of the target: How to spread a social disease
Further Evidence of the Deleterious Effects of Overheard Derogatory Ethnic Labels: Derogation Beyond the Target
Unidirectional Ad Hoc Routing Protocol with Area-controlled Flooding Using Overheard Neighbor Node Information
Birth order effects on early language development: Do secondborn children learn from overheard speech?