/hɪə(r) ||; hɪr/verb (
past tense past participle heard /hɜ:d
||; hɝd/)
1 [I,T] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to receive sounds with your ears 听见: Can you speak a little louder -- I can't hear very well. 我听不清楚,请你说话大声一点儿。I didn't hear you go out this morning. 你今天早晨出门我都没有听到。Did you hear what I said? 你听见我的话了没有?
Compare hear and listen. Often, hear means to receive a sound without necessarily trying to; to listen is to make a conscious or active effort to hear something I always wake up when I hear the milkman come. I love listening to music in the evening. Listen -- I've got something to tell you. Sometimes, hear can have a similar meaning to 'listen to' We'd better hear what they have to say. 比较hear及listen。偶然或无意地听到叫做hear;留心听叫做listen:I always wake up when I hear the milkman come.每当听到那送牛奶的来,我就醒来。·I love listening to music in the evening.我爱在晚上听音乐。·Listen -- I've got something to tell you.听着!我有事情告诉你。有时候,hear和listen to的意思很相似:We'd better hear what they have to say.我们还是来听听他们有什么话要说。 2 [T] (not used in the continuous tenses 不用于进行时) to be told or informed about sth 听说;获悉: I hear that you've been offered a job in Canada. 我听说你在加拿大找到了工作。‘I passed my test!’ ‘ So I've heard-- well done!’ “我测验及格了!”“我也听说了─干得不错!”I was sorry to hear about your mum's illness. 听说你母亲病了,我很难过。
Although this verb is not used in the continuous tenses, it is common to see the present participle (= -ing form) Not hearing what he'd said over the roar of the machines, she just nodded in reply. 虽然这个动词不用于进行时,但它的现在分词还是常见:Not hearing what he'd said over the roar of the machines, she just nodded in reply.机器声音太响,她听不清他的话,所以只是点头作答。 3 [T] (used about a judge, a court, etc) to listen to the evidence in a trial in order to make a decision about it (指法官、法院等)审理(案件);听讼: Your case will be heard this afternoon. 你这宗案件将于下午审理。
hear! hear! used for showing that you agree with what sb has just said, especially in a meeting(表示同意,尤用于会议)说得对!
won't/wouldn't hear of sth to refuse to allow sth 不准许某事:
I wanted to go to art school but my parents wouldn't hear of it. 我很想进美术学校,可是父母不准。 hear from sb to receive a letter, telephone call, etc from sb 接到某人的来信、电话等
hear of sb/sth to know that sb/sth exists because you have heard him/her/it mentioned 得知…的存在或消息(因为听说过):
Have you heard of the Bermuda Triangle? 你有没有听说过百慕大三角区?