eaves·drop /ˈivzˌdrɑp/
(vt.)(vi.)偷聽屋簷水
Eaves·drop v. i. To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
To eavesdrop in disguises. --Milton.
Eaves·drop, n. The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
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eavesdrop
v : listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was
eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" [syn: listen
in]
[also: eavesdropping, eavesdropped]