spy
noun
verb
spaɪ
noun
1
someone
whose
job
is
to
find
out
secret
information
about
another
country,
organization,
or
group
间谍;
British/Russian/foreign
etc
spy
a
Soviet
spy
苏联间谍
spy
ring/network
spy
plane/satellite
verb
2
to
secretly
collect
information
about
an
enemy
country
or
an
organization
you
are
competing
against
从事间谍活动; 秘密收集情报
I
[+
on
]
He
was
charged
with
spying
on
British
military
bases.
他被指控刺探英国军事基地情报。
[+
for
]
She
was
forced
to
confess
to
spying
for
a
commercial
rival.
她被迫招供为商业对手从事间谍活动。
3
to
suddenly
see
someone
or
something,
especially
after
searching
for
them
[文] 〔尤指通过搜索后〕突然看见，突然发现;
T | literary
Ellen
suddenly
spied
her
friend
in
the
crowd.
埃伦突然在人群中看到了她的朋友。
4
to
watch
someone
secretly
in
order
to
find
out
what
they
are
doing
监视，窥探
She
sent
you
to
spy
on
me,
didn’t
she?
她派你来监视我，对不对？
5
to
secretly
find
out
information
about
something
暗中查明
6
spy out the land
to
secretly
find
out
more
information
about
a
situation
before
deciding
what
to
do
[英] 〔作决定前〕暗中摸清情况
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