A: Did you hear what I just said?
(你有聽到我剛才說的話嗎？)
B: Sorry. I was eavesdropping on the couple beside me.
(抱歉。我剛才在偷聽我旁邊那對情侶的對話。)

I eavesdropped on my boss having a fight with his wife on the phone.
(我偷聽到我上司在電話上跟他老婆吵架。)

I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I heard you mentioning the company I work for.
(我不是故意要偷聽，但我聽見你談到我工作的公司。)

I overheard a coworker complaining about working overtime.
(我無意間聽到一位同事抱怨加班的事。)

I overheard Jenny’s conversation with her boyfriend. It sounded like they might be getting married.
(我無意間聽到珍妮和她男友的對話。聽起來他們可能要結婚了。)

例如：The police wiretapped/tapped/bugged the drug dealer’s cell phone.
(警方竊聽了該名毒販的手機。)