英语词汇“to tap a call, line, message, telephone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. to tap an electric wire or cable: to divert part of the current, esp. so as to intercept a telegraphic communication. So to tap a call, line, message, telephone, etc.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > [verb (transitive)] > divert or intercept

to tap an electric wire1869

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > hear [verb (transitive)] > listen to > eavesdrop > on telephone

to tap an electric wire1869

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1869 Cornhill Mag. XIX. 759 A favourite plan of the raiders was to ‘tap’ the wire.

1871 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 117 For days the unconscious French were sending [telegraphic] messages, which were ‘tapped’ by the Prussians.

1874 J. H. Bunnel in J. E. Smith Man. Telegraphy (ed. 10) p. xv The means employed to ‘tap’ a Telegraph line..are very simple.

1878 A. Pinkerton Strikers xvi. 199 The strikers certainly had some experienced telegraphers..capable of tapping the lines.

1879 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone (new ed.) 108 The telephone presents facilities for the dangerous practice of tapping the wire.

1892 N.Y. Tribune 15 Jan. 7/5 (Funk) By tapping the wire for a message from Guttenburg the operator could interrupt communication with all three.

1897 Westm. Gaz. 3 Apr. 9/3 It would be an unheard of thing for any casual merchant steamer to ‘tap’ a company's cable out at sea in order to gratify a private whim for news.

1897 Daily News 14 July 3/4 Extraordinary allegations of ‘tapping’ telegraph wires were made yesterday in a case heard at the Liverpool County Court.

1909 G. B. Shaw Press Cuttings 3 Why didnt you telephone? Balsquith. They tap the telephone.

1911 World's Work XVIII. 588/2 Hundreds of amateur installations erected in the vicinity of either station, whereby messages might be tapped or confused.

1957 Times 7 June 10/5 (heading) Calls tapped on barrister's telephone. Home Secretary questioned.

1972 Times 19 Dec. 2/7 He could not prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the call he made to Mr Hope on December 1 had been tapped.

1978 G. A. Sheehan Running & Being ii. 32 There is no need to tap my phone or open my mail.

单词	to tap a call, line, message, telephone
释义	> as lemmas to tap a call, line, message, telephone c. to tap an electric wire or cable: to divert part of the current, esp. so as to intercept a telegraphic communication. So to tap a call, line, message, telephone, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > [verb (transitive)] > divert or intercept to tap an electric wire1869 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > hear [verb (transitive)] > listen to > eavesdrop > on telephone to tap an electric wire1869 milk1878 monitor1939 1869 Cornhill Mag. XIX. 759 A favourite plan of the raiders was to ‘tap’ the wire. 1871 Q. Jrnl. Sci. 1 117 For days the unconscious French were sending [telegraphic] messages, which were ‘tapped’ by the Prussians. 1874 J. H. Bunnel in J. E. Smith Man. Telegraphy (ed. 10) p. xv The means employed to ‘tap’ a Telegraph line..are very simple. 1878 A. Pinkerton Strikers xvi. 199 The strikers certainly had some experienced telegraphers..capable of tapping the lines. 1879 G. B. Prescott Speaking Telephone (new ed.) 108 The telephone presents facilities for the dangerous practice of tapping the wire. 1892 N.Y. Tribune 15 Jan. 7/5 (Funk) By tapping the wire for a message from Guttenburg the operator could interrupt communication with all three. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 3 Apr. 9/3 It would be an unheard of thing for any casual merchant steamer to ‘tap’ a company's cable out at sea in order to gratify a private whim for news. 1897 Daily News 14 July 3/4 Extraordinary allegations of ‘tapping’ telegraph wires were made yesterday in a case heard at the Liverpool County Court. 1909 G. B. Shaw Press Cuttings 3 Why didnt you telephone? Balsquith. They tap the telephone. 1911 World's Work XVIII. 588/2 Hundreds of amateur installations erected in the vicinity of either station, whereby messages might be tapped or confused. 1957 Times 7 June 10/5 (heading) Calls tapped on barrister's telephone. Home Secretary questioned. 1972 Times 19 Dec. 2/7 He could not prove beyond all reasonable doubt that the call he made to Mr Hope on December 1 had been tapped. 1978 G. A. Sheehan Running & Being ii. 32 There is no need to tap my phone or open my mail. extracted from tapv.¹ < as lemmas
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