to tap an electric wireor cable: to divert part of the current, esp. so as to intercept a telegraphic communication. So to tap a call, line, message,…
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释义 | the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > hear [verb (transitive)] > listen to > eavesdrop > on telephone (3) to tap an electric wire1869 to tap an electric wireor cable: to divert part of the current, esp. so as to intercept a telegraphic communication. So to tap a call, line, message,… milk1878 transitive. slang. To tap (a telephone or telegraph wire, etc.); to intercept (a telegram, telephone message, etc.). Obsolete. monitor1939 transitive. To listen to and report on (radio broadcasts, esp. from a foreign country). Also: to eavesdrop on (a telephone conversation). |
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