• n. 屋檐上流下來的水
• vi. 偷聽，竊聽

字面意思為屋檐低水處，引申義偷聽。

eavesdrop (v.)

"lurk near a place to hear what is said inside," c. 1600, probably a back-formation from eavesdropper. The original notion is listening from under the eaves of a house. Related: Eavesdropping.

1. He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.

他藏在壁櫥里,以便偷聽.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

2. Walking slowly because you're afraid we'll eavesdrop, aren't you? "

走得慢吞吞的,怕我們聽見, 是不是? ”

來自漢英文學 - 圍城

3. I didn't mean to eavesdrop but I heard what's going on.

我并不是有意偷聽但我都聽到了.

來自電影對白

4. She stopped to eavesdrop her husband ? ? s phone talk.

她停下她正在做的事情去偷聽她丈夫的電話.

來自互聯網

5. Xia zhi xing: i just passed by by chance not eavesdrop.

夏之星: 我只是剛好經過,不是偷聽.

來自互聯網