wiretap
🇬🇧 UK/'waiәtæp/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To secretly listen to or record telephone or other communications by connecting a hidden device
搭线窃听,监听(电话等)
n.
A hidden device connected to a communication line to secretly monitor conversations
窃听装置,监听器
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishwireother
+
tapother
=wiretap
Example Sentences
- 1.
Federal agents obtained a wiretap warrant to monitor the suspect's phone calls.
- 2.
The investigation revealed that the corporation had been wiretapped for months.
- 3.
Modern encryption makes it much harder for authorities to wiretap digital communications.