"I learned that she has two grown-up children""I see that you have been promoted"
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process;"The jury had heard all the evidence""The case will be tried in California"
receive a communication from someone;"We heard nothing from our son for five years"
listen and pay attention;"Listen to your father""We must hear the expert before we make a decision"
I have never heard about such a man.
我从未听说过这样一个人。
We've been hearing quite a lot about that young tennis player lately.
最近我们听到不少关于那位年轻的网球运动员的事。
Have you ever heard about the movie?
你听说过这部电影吗?
I've never heard about him since that time.
从那时起我就再没听到过他的消息。
I've only just heard about his dismissal.
我刚听说他被解雇了。
I've just heard about his illness.
我刚听说他生病了。
We don't know the singer, but we have heard of her.
我们不认识那位歌唱家,但我们听说过她。
I am very sorry to hear of your father's illness.
听说你的父亲病了,我很难过。
I heard of your success with great pleasure.
获悉你成功的消息,我非常高兴。
Such a thing has never been heard of before.
这种事情以前闻所未闻。
Starting out to cross the Sahara in a saloon car, they have not been heard of.
他们乘一辆大轿车出发去穿越撒哈拉沙漠,此后就音讯全无。
hear about〔of〕 sb/sth v-ingI've never heard of anyone doing a thing like that.
我从未听说有人干过这种事。
You always hear about planes being delayed because of technical faults.
你总能听到由于技术故障而使飞机延期起飞的事。
hear sth about〔of〕 sb/sthI've been away for several weeks, so I haven't heard a word about what has happened.
我离开有好几个星期了,所以发生的事我一点儿都没听说过。
Weeks passed, and we still heard nothing about them.
好几个星期过去了,我们还没听到他们的消息。
Have you heard anything of this new novel of his?
你听到有人谈起过他的这本新的小说了吗?
hear of sthI won't hear of such a thing.
我不同意这样的事情。
The firm will not hear of such a suggestion from the workers.
该公司不愿考虑工人的这种建议。
I offered to pay for myself, but she wouldn't hear of it.
我要自己付账,可她就是不让。
He asked his wife to put the money in the bank, but she wouldn't hear of it.
他让他妻子把钱存银行,可他妻子就是不听。
hear of (sb/sb's) v-ingThe landlord would not hear of reducing the tenant's rent.
房东拒绝考虑少收这个房客的租金。
She won't hear of his sharing in the expenses.
她不让他分担费用。
He would not hear of her going home alone , and insisted on going with her.
他不同意她单独回家,坚持与她一起走。
I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
我盼望着不久收到你的信。
hear sth from sthI heard it from her own lips.
这是我听她亲口说的。
Soon afterwards five explosions were heard from the area.
此后不久从那个地方传来五次爆炸声。
hear from sb that-clauseI hear from an authority that this disease is curable.
我听一位权威人士说,这个病能治好。
I've just heard from Lao Li that we'll have a wage rise.
我刚听老李说,我们的工资将调涨。
I've just heard from Xiao Wu that we'll start our military training tomorrow.
我刚听小吴说,我们明天开始军训。
hear from sb wh-clauseI heard from your teacher why you had refused to take the exam.
我从你老师那里了解到你拒绝参加考试的理由。
hear from sbIf you make any noise again, you'll hear from him.
如果你再吵闹,他就要批评你了。
Don't spill water on the floor, or you'll hear from her.
别把水溅在地板上,否则你们要挨她骂的。
If they neglected to have dinner ready, they would hear from him.
如果他们忘了把饭菜准备好,他们就会受到他的责备。
Don't make any decision yet.Please hear me out.
先别做决定,请听我把话说完。
Don't judge me before I've finished my explanation; hear me out, please.
在我没解释完之前,不要评论,请听我说完。
Hear him out, and you'll understand him.
听他把话说完,你就会明白他的意思。
The judge insisted on hearing the witness out.
法官坚持要听完证人的陈述。
The questioner was heard out in complete silence.
大家一言不发地听完了提问者的话。
Before he has finished his explanation hear him through.
在他没解释完之前,听他把话说完。
Let's hear him through.
让我们听完他的话。
We should hear the manager through.
我们应从头至尾听完经理的讲话。
He heard at that moment the noise of wheels behind him.
出自:T. HardyI heard the phone taken up inside.
出自:Scott FitzgeraldIn the stillness you could have heard a pin drop.
出自:A. ChristieYou could hear that drummer half-way down the street.
出自:T. FrisbyThe front door is heard to close.
出自:A. ShafferListen and you can hear them bustling in my lost rooms.
出自:Anne StevensonI often hear her sing.我常听到她唱歌。
She is often heard to sing.
hear的宾语后既可接不定式,也可接动名词,但是在表示“故意听……”时,只能用不定式。I often hear her sing.I often hear her singing.
hear him表示“听见他”,不管是听到讲话,唱歌,读书等,均可;hear of sb表示“听说过某人”,不一定用耳朵去听,在报道上看到的也可以。I have heard of the hero through the press.我曾在报刊上读到过这个英雄。
hear from可表示“收到……寄来的信”,后可接表示人或地方的词。要注意的是,在回信时,开首提及收到对方的信,习惯上用receive your letter来代替hear from you。hear from ... that/how等不一定表示“收到……的信”,可以是“听说”等其他含义。I hear from him every week.I have not heard from England for several months.
I have heard from your father that you are in Beijing.
hear的宾语后有时可接过去分词。I have often heard you spoken of as a model student.
hear同listen的比较:hear一般指听到一些东西进入到我们的耳朵里,而listen一般用于去注意一些声响,这些声响是进行中的。You can hear something without wanting to, but you can only listen to something deliberately.
误 I heard him to dash into the bathroom.
正 I heard him dash into the bathroom.
有人听到他离开房间。误 He was heard leave the room.
正 He was heard to leave the room.
析 hear后接带动词不定式的复合结构应省略to,但如用于被动结构,则不可省略to。
我正在听他讲话。误 I am hearing what he is talking about .
正 I am listening to what he is talking about .
我听见他在隔壁的房间里唱歌。误 I'm hearing him singing in the next room.
正 I can hear him singing in the next room.
析 hear一般不用于进行体,表示“正在听”要用listen to的进行体来代替。作“听见”解时,则可以借用can。
突然我听见一声极响的碰撞声。误 Suddenly I could hear a loud bang.
正 Suddenly I heard a loud bang.
析 当表示“突然听到”时用一般过去式,不与can/could连用。
我听到这个消息有两周了。误 I've heard the news for two weeks.
正 I heard the news two weeks ago.
正 It's two weeks since I heard the news.
我是上个星期二听到这个消息的。误 I've heard the news since last Tuesday.
正 I heard the news last Tuesday.
析 hear作“听说”解时是非延续性动词,其现在完成时的肯定式不与for引导的时间状语连用,也不与“since+时间”结构连用。
I still haven't heard from her.误 我还是没有听到她的消息。
正 我还是没有收到她的信。
析 hear from...的意思是“收到…的信〔电话,电报〕”,而hear of的意思才是“听到…的消息”。