词组 | hear |
释义 | hear [heard, heard, hearing] hear about hear about sth/sb to get news or information about something or someone: ▪ We were both in London when we heard about the accident. ▪ After hearing about the boy's illness, the charity raised $5,000 to pay for his medical treatment. be sorry to hear about sb (=used to express sadness when someone is ill or has died etc) ▪ I was so sorry to hear about your mother, Lisa. hear from 1. hear from sb not progressive to get a letter or a telephone call from someone: ▪ Please keep the letters coming, Mike. We so enjoy hearing from you. ▪ I haven't heard from Maria in a while. Not even a phone call. I look forward to hearing from you (=used at the end of a letter) 2. hear from sb • hear sth from sb to receive information from someone about something that has happened, or be told what people's ideas or opinions are about something: ▪ Their comments were similar to those I have heard from other art teachers. ▪ The police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area when the robbery took place. ▪ If you have any ideas or suggestions about a suitable name for the award, we'd love to hear from you. hear of 1. have heard of sb/sth to have heard the name of a person, place etc before, so that you recognize it when you hear it again: ▪ Everybody's heard of Paul Gascoigne. ▪ "You know Piers Morrison?" "No, never heard of him." ▪ Terry said he'd never heard of Fresno, California. 2. hear of sth to get news or information about something, so that you know it exists or is possible: ▪ You sometimes hear of people having very strange experiences when they are close to death. ▪ I've never heard of a deal like this where the author gets 50% of the profits. ▪ He had heard of a seaplane service from Naples to Capri. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑hear about 3. be heard of if someone has been heard of in a particular place, they have been seen in that place and so people know that they are still alive be last heard of ▪ The former Hollywood star was last heard of somewhere in Florida. never be heard of again ▪ He disappeared into the icy wastes, and was never heard of again. ■ SIMILAR TO: be seen 4. won't/wouldn't hear of sth to refuse to allow something, or refuse to accept someone's offer: ▪ My mother had wanted to be a doctor but her father wouldn't hear of it. ▪ Jack offered to walk her home, but she wouldn't hear of it. 5. be unheard of if something is unheard of, it has never happened before and is therefore very surprising or shocking: ▪ A woman Prime Minister! Such a thing was unheard of until recently. 6. be unheard of not known about by people, or not famous: ▪ Two years ago his name was almost unheard of in this country. hear out hear sb out to listen to what someone wants to say, without trying to interrupt them: ▪ Corbett heard Frances out in silence. `You poor thing,' he said at last. ▪ Hear me out first, Jane, and then you can say what you think. |
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