the discovering of secrets, especially political or military information of another country or the industrial information of a business(尤指获取他国政治、军事情报或商业情报的)间谍活动,间谍行为,刺探活动
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESPIONAGE | ESPIONAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤corporate, economic, industrial企業/經濟/工業間諜活動◇The big computer companies are very worried about industrial espionage.大型電腦公司很擔心業內的間諜活動。➤international國際間諜活動▸➤American, British, etc.美國、英國等間諜活動VERB + ESPIONAGE➤be engaged in, be involved in, conduct, engage in從事間諜活動;進行間諜活動▸➤be executed for, be imprisoned for因從事間諜活動被處死/被監禁ESPIONAGE + NOUN➤activity, operations (especially NAmE) 間諜活動◇evidence of espionage activities in Australia在澳大利亞進行間諜活動的證據➤case (especially NAmE) 間諜案◇one of the most important espionage cases of the 20th century20 世紀最重要的間諜案之一➤investigation間諜活動調查➤agent (especially NAmE) 間諜➤network (especially NAmE) 間諜網➤thriller (especially NAmE) 驚險間諜小說◇She has written eight espionage thrillers.她已寫了 8 部驚險間諜小說。PREPOSITION➤espionage against反⋯的間諜活動◇She was found guilty of espionage against the United States.她被判犯有反美間諜罪。➤espionage on behalf of為⋯服務的間諜活動◇espionage on behalf of foreign states為外國服務的間諜活動PHRASES➤the world of espionage間諜界◇the shadowy world of espionage鮮為人知的間諜界➡ note at crime(for more verbs)