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 English
wireother
+
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.

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