espionage
US: /ˈɛspiənɑdʒ/
UK: /ˈɛspɪənˌɑːʒ/
UK: /ˈɛspɪənˌɑːʒ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
espionage
- danh từ
- hoạt động tình báo, hoạt động gián điệp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
[U] the activity of secretly getting important political or military information about another country or of finding out another company's secrets by using SPIES: Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. + She may call it research; I call it industrial espionage.
See also -
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
industrial
The big computer companies are very worried about industrial espionage.
| international | American, British, etc.
VERB + ESPIONAGE
be engaged in, be involved in, engage in | be executed for, be expelled for, be imprisoned for
Two members of the embassy staff had been expelled for espionage.
ESPIONAGE + NOUN
activities
PREP.
~ against
She was found guilty of espionage against the United States.
| ~ on behalf of
espionage on behalf of foreign states
PHRASES
the world of espionage
the shadowy world of espionage
CRIMES:
be guilty of, commit ~
Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.
accuse sb of, charge sb with ~
He has been accused of her murder.
convict sb of, find sb guilty of ~
She was found guilty of high treason.
acquit sb of ~
The engineer responsible for the collapse of the bridge was acquitted of manslaughter.
admit, confess to, deny ~
All three men have denied assault. She admitted 33 assault charges.
plead guilty/not guilty to ~
He pleaded guilty to a charge of gross indecency.
investigate (sb for) ~
She is being investigated for suspected bribery.
be suspected for/of ~
He was the least likely to be suspected of her murder.
be/come under investigation for ~
She was the second minister to come under investigation for corruption.
be wanted for ~ be wanted on charges of ~
He was wanted on charges of espionage.
solve
a case, crime, murder, robbery, theftThe police and the public must work together to solve the murder.
arrest sb for ~
Jean was arrested for arson.
be tried for, stand trial for ~
to stand trial for extortion
~ case/trial
The nurse's murder trial continues.
~ charge
The police agreed to drop the conspiracy charges against him.
a charge/count of ~
The jury convicted her on two counts of theft.
Concise English dictionary
‚espɪə'nɑːʒ
noun
+the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
