They heard him running the kitchen tap...是什么意思？

They heard him running the kitchen tap...

他们听见他打开了厨房里的水龙头。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

heard

v. 听到，听见( hear的过去式和过去分词 )，听说，得知，听取；

例句
He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it...
他表现得好像对此毫不知情。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

running

n. 跑步，运转，流出；adj. 跑着的，流动的，连续的，操作中的，运转着的；v. 跑，运转(run的ing形式)；

例句
The rate of inflation is running at about 2.7 percent.
通货膨胀率大约为2.7%。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

kitchen

n. 厨房，厨师；

例句
This custom-built kitchen has many advantages over a standard one.
这间定制的厨房与标准厨房相比存在诸多优点。

tap

v. 轻敲，打拍子，利用，窃听；n. 龙头，阀门，轻敲，踢踏舞，电话窃听；

例句
A tap in the kitchen was dripping...
厨房的水龙头在滴水。