Word · Frequency #3103
illegal
无官方掩护的间谍
核心释义
A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country's authorities.
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在国外非法活动且无官方掩护的间谍
A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
在国外非法活动且无官方掩护的间谍
用法In use
The embassy had no record of the man, so the security team assumed he was an illegal.
用法提示：此处 illegal 作名词，表示无官方掩护的间谍。
The novel tells the story of an illegal who posed as a businessman for years.
用法提示：illegal 作可数名词，指无官方掩护的间谍。
Customs officers questioned the traveler, unaware that she was one of the illegals working in the region.
用法提示：illegals 是 illegal 的复数形式，仍作名词表示非法间谍。
an illegal
“illegal”在此是可数名词，指以非官方身份在他国从事间谍活动的人，不是形容词“违法的”。
The embassy driver was identified as an illegal working under non-official cover.
大使馆司机被认定是一名在非官方掩护下活动的非法特工。
illegals
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Russian illegal
- 俄罗斯非法间谍（指无官方掩护在境外活动的间谍）
- The Russian illegal had used several false passports over the years.这名俄罗斯非法间谍多年来使用过好几本假护照。
- Illegals Program
- 非法间谍计划
- The Illegals Program was uncovered in 2010 after a decade of FBI surveillance.这项非法间谍计划在联邦调查局监视十年后，于2010年被揭露。
- expelled illegals
- 被驱逐的非法间谍
- The expelled illegals boarded a plane to Moscow.被驱逐的非法间谍们登上了飞往莫斯科的飞机。
反义词Antonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记得 illegal 有“非法”之意：这类间谍在境外非法活动、无官方掩护，像见不得光的“非法者”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：情报与间谍领域、安全事务报道 该名词义项通常用于情报界或相关报道中，指在国外进行非法活动且无官方掩护的间谍；日常英语中较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
该名词义专指在境外非法活动的特工，是可数名词，复数形式为 illegals。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
押韵词：legal /ˈliːɡəl/、eagle /ˈiːɡəl/、regal /ˈriːɡəl/ 与 illegal 的重读元音和结尾 /iːɡəl/ 相同。形近词预警：illogical /ɪˈlɒdʒɪkəl/、illegible /ɪˈledʒəbəl/、legible /ˈledʒəbəl/ 虽带有 il/leg 等相同字母，但发音差异明显，不要按拼写类推。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.