espionage
noun[U]
uk/ˈes.pi.ə.nɑːʒ/us/ˈes.pi.ə.nɑːʒ/thediscoveringofsecrets,especiallypoliticalormilitaryinformationof anothercountryor theindustrialinformationof abusiness:
(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military/industrialespionage军事间谍活动/行业刺探行为
International relations: spying and espionage
- agent
- agent provocateur
- anti-bug
- counter-espionage
- intel
- intelligence
- MI5
- MI6
- on the insideidiom
- scout
- shadow
- snoop
- spook
- spy
- spy onsomeone/something
- superspy
- tail
- tap
- the CIA
- tradecraft