wiretap /ˈwaɪəˌtæp/ ( wiretapping, wiretapped, wiretaps )

• 1. 

  V-T If someone wiretaps your telephone, they attach a special device to the line so that they can secretly listen to your conversations. 搭线窃听(电话) [美国英语]

  例：

  The coach said his club had wiretapped the hotel room of a player during a road trip.

  教练说，他的俱乐部在旅途中窃听了一名运动员下塌宾馆房间的电话。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Wiretap is also a noun. 窃听

  例：

  ...tapes of telephone conversations that have been obtained only by illegal wiretaps.

  ...只有非法窃听才能获得的电话录音带。

• 3. 

  wiretapping N-UNCOUNT

  例：

  ...allegations of wiretapping.

  ...对窃听电话的指控。