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spy

noun
 
/spaɪ/
/spaɪ/
(plural spies)
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  1. a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization or person, especially somebody who is employed by a government or the police间谍；密探
    • He was denounced as a foreign spy.有人告发他是外国间谍。
    • a police spy警方密探
    • a spy plane/satellite (= used to watch the activities of the enemy)间谍飞机／卫星
    • Video spy cameras are being used in public places.隐蔽的摄像机在监视着公共场所。
    Extra Examples
    • Counter-intelligence officers uncovered a spy ring involving twenty agents.反情报官员发现了一个涉及 20 名特工的间谍网。
    • He denied acting as an enemy spy.他否认自己是敌方间谍。
    • He was a spy for the government.他是政府密探。
    • Soviet spies who had infiltrated the American government渗透进美国政府的苏联间谍
    • the director of a top American spy agency美国顶级间谍机构负责人
    • He became a government spy during the war.战争期间他为政府当间谍。
    • He worked as a British spy in Russia.他曾在俄罗斯担任英国间谍。
    Topics War and conflictc1, Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • enemy
    • foreign
    • government
    • …
    … of spies
    • network
    verb + spy
    • act as
    • be
    • work as
    • …
    spy + verb
    • infiltrate
    spy + noun
    • film
    • movie
    • novel
    • …
    preposition
    • spy for
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    Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French espie ‘espying’, espier ‘espy’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin specere ‘behold, look’.

spy

verb
 
/spaɪ/
/spaɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they spy
/spaɪ/
/spaɪ/
he / she / it spies
/spaɪz/
/spaɪz/
past simple spied
/spaɪd/
/spaɪd/
past participle spied
/spaɪd/
/spaɪd/
-ing form spying
/ˈspaɪɪŋ/
/ˈspaɪɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1.  
    [intransitive] to collect secret information about another country, organization or person从事间谍活动；搜集情报
    • He spied for his government for more than ten years.他做过十多年的政府间谍。
    Topics War and conflictc1
  2. [transitive] spy somebody/something (literary or formal) to suddenly see or notice somebody/something突然看见；发现
    • In the distance we spied the Pacific for the first time.在远处，我们突然第一次看到了太平洋。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French espie ‘espying’, espier ‘espy’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin specere ‘behold, look’.
Idioms
spy out the land
  1. to collect information before deciding what to do（事先）摸清情况，窥察虚实
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高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
spyspyD.J.:[spai]K.K.:[spaɪ]n.1.■间谍2.■秘密侦察他人行动者, 密探vt.1.■看见, 发现We spied three figures in the distance.我们望见远处有三个人影儿。vi.1.■当间谍She was accused of spying for the enemy.她被指控为敌方间谍。2.■暗中监视I'm sure my neighbours spy on me.我肯定邻居暗中监视我。
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spy noun | verb
 1 
spy / spaI ; spaI /noun (plural spies) C
1. someone whose job is to find out secret information about another country, organization, or group间谍;SYNsecret agent
British / Russian / foreign etc
•spy a Soviet spy苏联间谍
spy ring / network ( = an organized group of spies )间谍网
spy plane / satellite间谍飞机/卫星
 2 
spyverb
spied, spying, spies
1. Ito 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:
[+ 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 ]
•He confessed to spying for North Korea.他招供了为北韩从事间谍活动。
2. Tliteraryto suddenly see someone or something, especially after searching for them〔尤指通过搜索后〕突然看见，突然发现;SYNspot
•Ellen suddenly spied her friend in the crowd.埃伦突然在人群中看到了她的朋友。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
spy on sb
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？
spy sth ↔ out
1. to secretly find out information about something暗中查明
2. spy out the land BrEto secretly find out more information about a situation before deciding what to do〔作决定前〕暗中摸清情况
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spy

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 spy /ˈspaɪ/ noun
plural spies
1 spy
/ˈspaɪ/
noun
plural spies
Learner's definition of SPY
[count]
1 
: a person who tries secretly to get information about a country or organization for another country or organization间谍
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
2 
: someone who secretly watches the movement or actions of other people密探；暗中监视者
2 spy /ˈspaɪ/ verb
spies; spied; spying
2 spy
/ˈspaɪ/
verb
spies; spied; spying
Learner's definition of SPY
1 
[no object] : to try secretly to get information about a country, organization, etc. : to act as a spy搜集情报；当间谍
— often + on
2 
[+ object] : to see or notice (someone or something)看见；发现

spy on

[phrasal verb]
spy on (someone or something)
: to watch (someone) secretly暗中监视；窥探
— see also 2spy 1 (above)

spy out

[phrasal verb]
1 
spy (something) out or spy out (something) : to notice, find, or learn about (something) by looking often in a secret way暗中查明，探明（某事）
2 
spy out the land chiefly British : to find or get more information about a situation secretly and before making a decision（做出决定前）暗中摸清情况
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高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 BNC: 6072 COCA: 4846

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