Word · Frequency #14525
espionage
间谍活动；刺探
the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
- 1.
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
通过秘密手段获取机密信息的行为或过程
- 2.
the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
系统使用间谍获取军事或政治机密
通过秘密手段获取机密信息的行为或过程；系统使用间谍获取军事或政治机密；间谍活动；[法] 间谍活动；刺探；间谍
In use
The diplomat was arrested and charged with espionage after classified documents were found in his hotel room.
Modern espionage often relies more on cyber attacks than on secret agents in the field.
She spent twenty years in prison for espionage during the war.
engage in espionage
engage in 是表示“从事、参与”的常用搭配，espionage 作其宾语。
He engaged in espionage for years before being caught.
他从事间谍活动多年后才被抓获。
be accused of espionage
be accused of 后接罪名或活动，espionage 在此结构中通常不加冠词。
The diplomat was accused of espionage and expelled.
那名外交官被控从事间谍活动，并被驱逐出境。
espionage against sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- industrial espionage
- 工业间谍活动
- The company lost millions of dollars due to industrial espionage.该公司因工业间谍活动损失了数百万美元。
- corporate espionage
- 企业间谍活动
- He was arrested for corporate espionage.他因从事企业间谍活动而被捕。
- espionage ring
- 间谍网络
- Police broke up an espionage ring operating in the capital.警方破获了一个在首都活动的间谍网络。
- espionage charges
- 间谍罪指控
- She faces espionage charges in a military court.她在军事法庭上面临间谍罪指控。
- espionage activities
- 间谍活动
- The embassy was expelled for espionage activities.该使馆因从事间谍活动而被驱逐。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 espionage：把 espi 联想成 spy（间谍），-onage 像 on age（时代）——间谍活动的时代。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reporting、legal documents、political discussions espionage 是比较正式的用词，多用于新闻报道、法律文书或政治讨论中；日常口语里更常说 spying。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 /ˈɛspiənɑdʒ/ 的完整发音押韵。此处音标中，dodge 的末尾 /ɑdʒ/ 与 espionage 最后一个音节大致相同，但因为该音节是非重读音节，所以并不构成真正押韵。village 和 cottage 中的 -age 读 /ɪdʒ/，而 garage、mirage、sabotage 中的 -age 通常读 /ɑːʒ/（即“zh”的音）。不要仅凭这些拼写相似的词来判断这里 espionage 的词尾发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.