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单词 listen in
释义

listen in

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verb (intr, adverb often foll by to)

to listen to the radio
to intercept radio communications
to listen but not contribute (to a discussion), esp surreptitiously

Words nearby listen in

listel, listen, listenable, listener, listenership, listen in, listening post, listen to reason, lister, Lister bag, listerellosis
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with listen in

listen in

1

Hear or overhear the conversation of others; eavesdrop. It is also put as listen in on, as in She listened in on her parents and learned they were planning a surprise party. [Early 1900s]

2

Tune in and listen to a broadcast, as in Were you listening in the other night when they played Beethoven's Fifth? [1920s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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