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wiretap

wiretap
[英] [ˈwaiəˌtæp] [美] [ˈwaɪrˌtæp] 生词本

v.

n.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

  • 英英释义

1. VERB 搭线窃听(电话) If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. 

  • The coach said his club had wiretapped the hotel room of a player during a road trip.

    教练说他的俱乐部曾经窃听了一名开车旅行的运动员所住宾馆房间的电话。

  • Wiretap is also a noun.

    • ...tapes of telephone conversations that can have been obtained only by illegal wiretaps.

      只有通过非法搭线窃听才能获得的电话通话录音带

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 tap
wiretapping

  • ...allegations of wiretapping.

    电话窃听的指控

Noun

1. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

  • synonym： tap
Verb

1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;

  • "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"
  • "Is this hotel room bugged?"