单词 | eavesdrop |
释义 | eavesdrop[ eevz-drop ] / ˈivzˌdrɒp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR eavesdrop ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping.to listen secretly to a private conversation. verb (used with object), eaves·dropped, eaves·drop·ping.Archaic. to eavesdrop on. noun Also eaves·drip [eevz-drip]. /ˈivzˌdrɪp/.water that drips from the eaves. the ground on which such water falls. Origin of eavesdropbefore 900; (noun) Middle English evesdrope,evesdripe,Old English yfesdrype; as v., probably back formation from eavesdropper,late Middle English evisdroppyr, apparently literally, one who stands on the eavesdrop in order to listen to conversations inside the house; see eave, drop, drip OTHER WORDS FROM eavesdropeavesdropper, nounan·ti·eaves·drop·ping, adjectiveWords nearby eavesdropeau de vie, eau de vie de marc, eau minérale, eave, eaves, eavesdrop, eave spout, eavestrough, eave trough, EB, Eban Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eavesdropBritish Dictionary definitions for eavesdropeavesdrop / (ˈiːvzˌdrɒp) / verb -drops, -dropping or -dropped(intr) to listen secretly to the private conversation of others Derived forms of eavesdropeavesdropper, nounWord Origin for eavesdropC17: back formation from earlier evesdropper, from Old English yfesdrype water dripping from the eaves; see eaves, drop; compare Old Norse upsardropi 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 |
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