Wire-tapping
n. 窃听电话
📖 牛津释义
wire-tapping
n [U] practice of listening to other people's telephone conversations by making a secret connection to the telephone line （用秘密接线方法）窃听电话.
🧩 词语组成解析
wire
['waɪɚ]
n. 金属丝;电线;电报;（木偶的）牵线，操纵绳，背后操纵的势力，秘密引线，秘密策略;
vi. 拍电报;
vt. 拍电报;给…装电线;
n. 轻敲声, 开孔, 导出液体, 放腹水, 分支, 抽头, 分流, 缠绝缘带, 出钢, 出渣\\n[化] 放液; 割浆; 割胶; 采脂; 采割松脂
🗣️ 情景例句
Make another left to Wooster.
再向左转就到了Wooster街了。
Li Ming's parents are in favor of his plan.
李明的父母都支持他的计划。
but the means of escape from holiday hell(if the beach proves too crowded, the local weather too inclement)
而且也是逃离假日地狱（如海滩太挤，当地天气恶劣）的方便工具，