hear /hiə/ vt. & vi. (heard /hə:d/, heard) 1.听见 （作vt.时可接不带to的不定式、现在分词和过去分词作宾补的复合宾语）：How can you hear if you are not listening?你不听怎么能听到呢? Deaf people cannot hear. 聋子听不见。We listened but could hear nothing. 我们在听，但什么也听不见。I heard a coin drop. 我听到一枚硬币掉落。I can hear someone knocking. 我听见有人敲门。 Have you heard a pop song sung in Japanese? 你听到过用日语演唱流行歌曲吗? 2.听说，闻知（接名/代词和从句）：Have you heard the news?你听到这个消息了吗? Have you heard that his house was broken into last night?你听说昨晚小偷进他家了吗? 3.听取(意义接近listen to) 听证；审讯： Come into town with me and hear a concert. 跟我一块进城听音乐会。The judge heard the case. 法官听取案件情况。 hear about 听说有…的情况：I’ve just heard about his illness. 我刚听说他生病。hear from 收到…的来信：Do you often hear from your parents? 你常收到父母的来信吗? He has not been heard from for a long time.他好久没有音讯了。hear of 听说：We’re all very glad to hear of your success.听说你成功了，我们都非常高兴。
hearing /ˈhiəriŋ/ n. 1.［u］听力，听觉: poor hearing 听力差；practice hearing听力练习 2.［u］听力所及之距离，听距: within hearing 在可以听到的距离内 Her voice is beyond hearing. 她的声音听不见。 3.［c］(调查委员会等召开的)意见听取会: hold a hearing into sth. 就某事举行意见听取会 4.［c］申辩(或发言)的机会: gain a hearing 获一申辩的机会；give sb. a fair hearing 公平地听某人的申诉
