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eavesdrop
偷听;窃听[/scode]
音标：/'iːvzdrɒp/
英英释义：
If you eavesdrop on someone, you listen secretly to what they are saying.
例句：
①The government illegally eavesdropped on his telephone conversations.
政府非法窃听了他的电话。
②The housemaid eavesdropped from behind the kitchen door.
女佣在厨房门后偷听。
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at Dawn 也出现了这个表达：
这里再补充一个同义短语表达：listen in （on） 窃听；偷听 【If you listen in to a private conversation, you secretly listen to it.】
举个栗子：
He assigned federal agents to listen in on Martin Luther King's phone calls.
他派了联邦探员去窃听马丁·路德·金的电话。
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the dizzy heights（of something）
重要的职位;显赫的地位[/scode]
英英释义：
An important or successful position. This is often used to show that the position is not really very impressive.
例句：
①She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.
她梦想达到超级巨星的地位。
②I escalated to the dizzy heights of director's secretary.
我逐渐升到了主任秘书这样的职位。
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at dawn 也出现了这个表达：
