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BNC: 14525 COCA: 11218

espionage

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espionage /ˈɛspijəˌnɑːʒ/ noun
espionage
/ˈɛspijəˌnɑːʒ/
noun
Learner's definition of ESPIONAGE
[noncount]
: the things that are done to find out secrets from enemies or competitors : the activity of spying间谍行为;谍报活动
BNC: 14525 COCA: 11218

espionage

noun

es·​pi·​o·​nage ˈe-spē-ə-ˌnäzh How to pronounce espionage (audio)
-ˌnäj,
-nij,
 Canadian also  -ˌnazh;
ˌe-spē-ə-ˈnäzh;
i-ˈspē-ə-nij How to pronounce espionage (audio)
: the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
industrial espionage

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He was charged with several counts of espionage. the acts of espionage on behalf of the Confederacy carried on by Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow
Recent Examples on the Web Jonathan Toebbe and his schoolteacher wife, Diana, were arrested in October and pleaded guilty in February to espionage charges. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022 Separately, hackers likely conducting Chinese espionage breached News Corp in an intrusion that was discovered by the company on January 20. Wired, 5 July 2022 Act, a bill that would establish new safeguards against espionage and intellectual property theft in America’s public and private space industries. Marco Rubio, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 The case has drawn speculation about Russian espionage. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 The Soviet Union managed to develop its arsenal without access to Western (or modern Chinese) technology, obtaining it through espionage networks where necessary. Marc Champion, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Prosecutors said that after their arrest, while left in a room alone, Primrose and Morrison allegedly referenced things related to espionage. Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2022 Two Russians and a Ukrainian citizen have been arrested for alleged espionage at Çekin Military Plant, an arms manufacturing plant in southern Albania, the Albanian Defense Ministry said late Saturday. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2022 They -- Chinese espionage, out-of- control crime in our cities. CBS News, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French espionnage, from Middle French, from espionner to spy, from espion spy, from Old Italian spione, from spia, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German spehōn to spy — more at spy

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of espionage was in 1793
BNC: 14525 COCA: 11218
espionage

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESPIONAGE | ESPIONAGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcorporate, 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 + ESPIONAGEbe 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 + NOUNactivity, 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。PREPOSITIONespionage 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PHRASESthe 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)

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