espionage

🇬🇧 UK/.espiә'nɑ:ʒ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The practice of secretly gathering political, military, or commercial information; spying.

间谍活动,刺探情报

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
espiroot
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onconnector
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ageaction, state, collection
=espionage

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The journalist was accused of espionage for the foreign government.

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