spy
n
1 person who tries to get secretinformation about military affairs, etc, esp one employedby a government to do this in another country 间谍
suspected of being a spy 有间谍嫌疑的
[attrib 作定语]
a spy trial 对间谍嫌疑犯的审讯.
2 person who secretly watches and reports on what others do, where they go, etc 秘密侦察他人行动者; 密探
police spies, ie people employed by the police to watch suspected criminals 警方的密探
industrial spies, ie those employed to learn the secrets of business rivals, etc 工业间谍. Cf 参看 mole2 2. spy, v (pt, pp spied)
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb); ~ (on/into sth)
(a) keep watch secretly 暗中监视; 侦察; 窥探
spy on the enemy's movements 侦察敌方行动
spy into other people's affairs 窥探他人的私事
I'm sure my neighbours spy on me. 我肯定邻居暗中监视我.
(b) be a spy; collect secret information 作间谍或窥探活动; 收集机密情报
She was accused of spying for the enemy. 她被指控为敌方间谍.
2 [Tn, Tng] (fml or joc 文或谑) (usu not in the continuous tenses 通常不用於进行时态) observe (sb/sth); see; notice 观察(某人[某事物]); 看见; 注意到
We spied three figures in the distance. 我们望见远处有三个人影儿.
I spy someone coming up the garden path. 我看到有人正沿著花园小径走来.
3 (idm 习语) ,spy out the `land assess the situation by making discreet inquiries, etc 摸清情况.
4 (phr v) spy sth out explore and discover (esp an illegal activity) without being observed 暗中查明(尤指
🎯 考研助记
私派(谐音):私派 间谍
🔁 扩展释义
*[spai]n. 间谍, 侦探, 侦察vt. 侦察, 找出, 发现vi. 做密探, 侦查【法】 侦探, 侦察者, 密探; 暗中监视, 侦察相关词组: spy on sb spy into sth
Yes, I sure am. I got up late and went without breakfast. Right now I could eat an ox.
是的,我真的饿了。我早晨起床迟了,没吃早饭。现在我可以吃下一头牛。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时,木盖打开了,孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
It was like stepping into a secret art museum, in which we were the only visitors.