"eavesdrop" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 偷聽

Definition

在別人不知情的情況下偷偷聽別人談話。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Eavesdrop” 通常有侵犯隱私的意思，常和 “eavesdrop on” 搭配使用；不要與 “overhear” 混淆，後者可能是無意間聽到。

Examples

He tried to eavesdrop on their conversation.

他試圖**偷聽**他們的談話。

It's rude to eavesdrop on people.

**偷聽**別人是沒禮貌的。

Did you just eavesdrop on our call?

你剛剛**偷聽**了我們的電話嗎？

I overheard them talking, but I didn't mean to eavesdrop.

我無意中聽到他們說話，但不是故意要**偷聽**。

Kids sometimes eavesdrop on their parents when they're curious.

孩子們有時會因為好奇而**偷聽**父母說話。

If you eavesdrop too often, people will stop trusting you.

如果你經常**偷聽**，別人就不再信任你了。