hear/hɪər $ hɪr/

v.

➊ become aware of a sound with your ears

➋ be told about sth

➭ pt. & pp. heard/hɜːd $ hɜːrd/

v. [I; T]

➊ 听见：I called her name but she didn't hear. 我叫了她的名字，但她没听见。

◇I heard a noise outside. 我听见外面有嘈杂声。

◇[hear sb doing sth] I heard someone coughing. 我听到有人咳嗽。

◇[hear sb do sth = sb is heard to do sth] I heard him go out. = He was heard to go out. 我听到他出去了。

➋ 听说，得知：Have you heard the story? 你听过这个故事吗？

◇[hear (that) ...] I'm sorry to hear (that) you're leaving. 听说你要离开，我很难过。

◇[hear wh-] I've not heard what's happened. 我还没得知发生了什么事情。

◇[hear about sb/sth] Where did you hear about the accident? 你是从哪儿听说这个事故的？

hear from sb 收到…的来信：I heard from her last week. 上个星期我收到了她的来信。

hear of sth/sb 听说：I've never heard of such a thing! 我从未听说过这样的事！

音组-ear/-ɪər $ -ɪr/

clear; dear; ear; fear; hear; near

同音 hear; here

常犯错误

✗ They were hearing his story.

✓ They were listening to his story. 他们在听他讲故事。

用法hear sb意为“听见某人（在唱歌、走动等）”；hear of/about sb 意为“听说过某人”；hear from sb意为“收到某人的来信”。

用法hear sb do sth 中的不定式指活动的整个过程；hear sb doing sth中的现在分词指正在进行的动作。如：I've heard him speak about you often. 我常听他说到你。

◇I heard the girls singing in the next room. 我听见女孩们在隔壁唱歌。

用法I heard him singing in the hall. 意为“我听见他在大厅里唱歌。”I heard that he was singing in the hall. 意为“我听说他（那时）正在大厅里唱歌。”

辨析hear; listen