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security service

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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seˈcurity ˌservice noun [countable]  PGa government organization that protects a country’s secrets against enemy countries, or protects the government against attempts to take away its power 〔政府的〕安全机构,国家安全机构
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security serviceSecurity September 1990: Leaders of Communist international security service put on trial.His death was particularly shocking since there was considerable evidence that elements of the military security service were implicated in it.
seˈcurity ˌservice nounChineseSyllable
that government Corpus secrets organization country’s a a protects


security service
seˈcurity ˌservice noun [countable]
a government organization that protects a country’s secrets against enemy countries, or protects the government against attempts to take away its power


Security ServiceBrE /sɪˈkjʊərəti sɜːvɪs/ 🔊NAmE /sɪˈkjʊrəti sɜːrvɪs/ 🔊 nouna government organization that protects a country and its secrets from enemies 国家安全机构