wiretap是什么意思？

wiretap

英['waɪətæp] 美[ˈwaɪrˌtæp]

• v. 搭线窃听，窃听或偷录；
• n. 窃听或偷录，窃听情报，窃听装置；

复数：wiretaps;

第三人称单数：wiretaps;

过去式：wiretapped;

过去分词：wiretapped;

现在分词：wiretapping;

名词：wiretapping;

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  搭线窃听(电话)
  If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations.
  例句
  The coach said his club had wiretapped the hotel room of a player during a road trip. 教练说他的俱乐部曾经窃听了一名开车旅行的运动员所住宾馆房间的电话。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
• Verb
  1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information;
  "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy""Is this hotel room bugged?"