eavesdrop 窃听
时间:2013-12-11 06:47:12
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Anger over Washington's extensive
eavesdropping1 on world leaders and ordinary citizens has shown no signs of
abating2, as observers say using anti-terrorism as an excuse for
pervasive3 surveillance is "hypocritical and abused".
针对华盛顿方面大面积监听世界各地领导人及普通民众行为的怒气并未有消散的迹象,观察人士表示,用反恐作为大面积监控的借口是“虚伪的,同时也是在滥用权力”。
这里的eavesdrop指to listen secretly what other people are saying(偷听别人说话,窃听),常用的搭配就是eavesdrop on somebody;与其意思相近的表达还有listen in,如:Someone was listening in on our conversation.(有人在偷听我们谈话)
与此相关的报道中还可以见到intercept和wiretap两个词。
Intercept指to stop and take someone or something that is going from on place to another place before that person or thing gets there,即“拦截,截取”,如:Detectives have been
intercepting4 her mail.(侦查人员一直在拦截她的邮件)
Wiretap则指“窃听器”或者“在电话中安装窃听器以实施窃听”,及“电话窃听”,如:The FBI wiretapped his phone.(联邦调查局窃听了他的电话)口语中还常用bug一词来表示“窃听”,如:The police
bugged5 his apartment.(警察对他家实施窃听)。
这三个词的区别是,在eavesdrop和wiretap的情况下,信息是在对话双方不知情的情况下被秘密获取的,双方对话交流并不受影响;而在intercept的情况下,信息是中途被拦截,并不能按照发出的要求到达指定接收者。
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eavesdropping
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n. 偷听 |
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- We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
- Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间,一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。
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abating
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减少( abate的现在分词 ); 减去; 降价; 撤消(诉讼) |
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- The storm showed no signs of abating. 暴风雨没有减弱的迹象。
- The recent public anxiety about this issue may now be abating. 近来公众对这个问题的焦虑心情现在也许正在缓和下来。
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pervasive
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adj.普遍的;遍布的,(到处)弥漫的;渗透性的 |
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- It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
- The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的,并且难以估算。
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intercepting
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截取(技术),截接 |
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- The police had been intercepting my mail, ie reading it before it was delivered. 警方一直截查我的邮件。
- We've been intercepting radio transmissions from Moscow. 我们已从莫斯科拦截到无线电信号。
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bugged
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vt.在…装窃听器(bug的过去式与过去分词形式) |
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- The police have bugged his office. 警察在他的办公室装了窃听器。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had bugged off before I had a chance to get a word in. 我还没来得及讲话,他已经走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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