| 英语单词 | espionage |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['espiənɑːʒ] 美 ['espiənɑːʒ] |
| 中文释义 | n.间谍活动 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The man was charged with industrial espionage. (2) Bureau that runs espionage operations. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 此人被控告从事工业间谍活动。 (2) 此人被控告从事工业间谍活动。 |
| vocabulary简明 | It's no secret: espionage is the act of organized spying, usually with the goal of uncovering sensitive military or political information. |
| vocabulary扩展 | If the government has relocated you to a foreign country, made you change your name, given you a fake mustache to wear, and instructed you to hide in a closet at the presidential palace and report back weekly on what you overhear, then you are engaging in espionage. This noun is similar to snooping, but generally applies to much more serious situations, like when countries or businesses spy on each other to try to obtain top secret information. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]See also:counter-espionage ;间谍行为;谍报活动 Espionage is the activity of finding out the political, military, or industrial secrets of your enemies or rivals by using spies. [FORMAL 正式]
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