单词 | spy |
释义 | spy [spaɪ] noun countable ADVANCED ■a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organization 间谍,密探 [spaɪ] verb FIND SECRETS 搜集情报 intransitive ■to secretly collect and report information about the activities of another country or organization 搜集情报;从事间谍活动 •He was arrested for spying on spy out informal ■to get knowledge secretly, especially of a place 探清(尤指场所)的情况,查明 •I generally like to spy out restaurants before I go to eat in them.我一般喜欢在去某家餐馆吃饭之前,先了解一下那里的情况。 [spaɪ] verb SEE 看 transitive old-fashioned or humorous ■to see or notice someone or something usually when it involves looking hard (通常指一番搜寻后)看见,注意到 •I think I've just spied Andrew in the crowd.我想我刚才在人群中看到了安德鲁。 [spaɪ] verb spy out the land ■If you spy out the land, you try to get knowledge of something before you do something 事先探清楚情况 •We drove around the area where our new house is to spy out the land.我们开车在新房子的周遭地区绕了一圈,了解一下环境。 [spaɪ] verb Phrasal Verbs spy on sb/sth ■to watch someone or something secretly, often in order to discover information about them 暗中监视;窥探 •He was spying on her through the keyhole.他从锁孔里窥探着她。 |
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