eavesdropper
noun[C]
uk/ˈiːvz.drɒp.ər/us/ˈiːvz.drɑː.pɚ/apersonwholistensto someone'sprivateconversationwithout themknowing:
偷听者,窃听者Dorismouthedthe words,lookingtowards thedoorforfearof eavesdroppers.多丽丝一边说着,一边看向门口,生怕有人偷听。
The country'scellularnetworksarevulnerableto eavesdroppers.该国的移动电话网络很容易被窃听者侵入。
See
eavesdrop
- Readersbecomelike eavesdroppers whooverhearaconversationthat is not reallymeantfortheirears.
- Asmallgroupof eavesdroppers werelisteningintentlyforevidenceof atreacherouscrime.
- Theaudiencebecomesaninstanteavesdropperwitnessinga family'stragedy.
Using the ears
- attend
- auditory
- aural
- aurally
- be all earsidiom
- catch
- cloth ears
- conductive
- ears are flappingidiom
- grommet
- hark
- hark atsomeone!idiom
- hearsomeoneout
- lend an earidiom
- listen
- listen up
- mishear
- pin
- prick(something)up
- sensorineural