secret service
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsecret ˈservice noun the secret service a) PGa British government organization that protects the country’s military and political secrets, and obtains secrets about other countries 〔英国的〕特工部门，特务机关 b) PGSCPa US government department that deals with special kinds of police work, especially protecting the president 特工处〔美国政府部门 主要负责保护总统〕
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secret service• A secret service contact told Mark Gutteridge that Margaret Thatcher would have seen the information.• It is some one's secret service operation, of that I am sure.• I fired one frame and the secret service guy put his hand up.• The secret service, the Securitate, remained in all but name.ˌsecret ˈservice nounChineseSyllable
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secret service
ˌsecret ˈservice
noun
the secret service
a. a British government organization that protects the country’s military and political secrets, and obtains secrets about other countries
b. a US government department that deals with special kinds of police work, especially protecting the president
ˌsecret ˈservice
nounthe secret service
a. a British government organization that protects the country’s military and political secrets, and obtains secrets about other countries
b. a US government department that deals with special kinds of police work, especially protecting the president