wiretap
- IPA[ˈwī(ə)rˌtap]
美式
- an act of using a listening device to conduct surveillance, typically over a phone line;a listening device used to conduct surveillance, typically one connected to a phone line
- use a listening device to conduct surveillance on
verb: wiretap, 3rd person present: wiretaps, gerund or present participle: wiretapping, past tense: wiretapped, past participle: wiretapped
noun: wiretap, plural noun: wiretaps
- 釋義
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名詞
- 1. an act of using a listening device to conduct surveillance, typically over a phone line illegal wiretaps of leading politicians secret wiretap recordings
- ▪ a listening device used to conduct surveillance, typically one connected to a phone line after putting a wiretap on the phone of the pizzeria, agents searched shipments bound for the warehouse
動詞
- 1. use a listening device to conduct surveillance on he illegally wiretapped people who were in disputes with his clients
- the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to monitor conversations secretly.
Oxford Dictionary
- the practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to secretly monitor a ...
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈwʌɪətap]
英式
- an act of using a listening device to conduct surveillance, typically over a phone line: illegal wiretaps of leading politicians secret wiretap recordings
- use a listening device to conduct surveillance on: he illegally wiretapped people who were in disputes with his clients
Oxford Dictionary