spy
- n.间谍;密探;暗中监视
- v.当间谍;发现,注意到;察看,探查;突然看见,突然发现;仔细观察
- adj.间谍的,间谍活动的
noun
间谍;密探
a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization, or person, especially sb who is employed by a government or the police
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。
verb
从事间谍活动;搜集情报
to collect secret information about another country, organization or person
He spied for his government for more than ten years.
他做过十多年的政府间谍。
突然看见;发现
to suddenly see or notice sb/sth
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。
to collect information before deciding what to do
暗中监视,窥探(某人或事物)
to watch sb/sth secretly
Have you been spying on me?
你是不是一直在暗中监视我?
查明,了解清楚(某事)
to get information about sth
spy
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N-COUNT 间谍
A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization.He was jailed for five years as an alleged British spy...
他被指控为英国间谍,入狱关押了 5 年。
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ADJ (卫星、飞机)执行间谍任务的
A spy satellite or spy plane obtains secret information about another country by taking photographs from the sky. -
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VERB 从事间谍活动;充当间谍
Someone who spies for a country or organization tries to find out secret information about another country or organization.The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years...
该特工人员为东德做了 20 多年的间谍。
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...a ten-year sentence for spying.
因间谍罪判处的 10 年监禁
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VERB 秘密监视
If you spy on someone, you watch them secretly.That day he spied on her while pretending to work on the shrubs...
那天,他假装在修剪灌木,秘密对她进行监视。
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VERB 看见;发现
If you spy someone or something, you notice them.He was walking down the street when he spied an old friend.
他正沿街走着,突然看见了一位老朋友。
noun
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- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- Synonym: undercover agent
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- a secret watcher;someone who secretly watches other people
- my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
verb
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- secretly collect sensitive or classified information;engage in espionage
- spy for the Russians
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- watch, observe, or inquire secretly
- Synonym: stag snoop sleuth
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- catch sight of
- Synonym: descry spot espy
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- catch sight of;to perceive with the eyes
- he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
- Synonym: sight
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His work as a civil servant was a cover for his activities as a spy .
他以公务员的工作作为搞间谍活动的掩护。
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He was denounced as a foreign spy .
有人告发他是外国间谍。
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Video spy cameras are being used in public places .
隐蔽的摄像机在监视着公共场所。
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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。
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He spied for his government for more than ten years .
他做过十多年的政府间谍。
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The spies were all granted immunity from prosecution .
这些间谍都获得免予公诉。
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The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies .
总部混入了敌方特务。
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Have you been spying on me ?
你是不是一直在暗中监视我?
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He had no scruples about spying on her .
他肆无忌惮地暗中盯着她。
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They were denounced as spies .
有人检举他们,说他们是间谍。
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East and West are still spying on one another
东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
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I never agreed to spy against the United States .
我从来没有答应去当间谍刺探美国的情报。
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The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years
该特工人员为东德做了20多年的间谍。
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The spy returned to deliver a second batch of classified documents
那名间谍返回来递送第二批机密文件。
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He was jailed for five years as an alleged British spy
他被指控为英国间谍,入狱关押了5年。
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He also took exception to having been spied on
他也讨厌被暗中监视。
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He was walking down the street when he spied an old friend .
他正沿街走着,突然看见了一位老朋友。
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He had his wife spied on for evidence in a divorce case .
他请人秘密监视自己的妻子,为离婚案搜集证据。
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The spy ring passed secrets to the enemy .
该间谍团伙向敌方传送秘密情报。
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Japan had originally demanded the return of two seamen held on spying charges .
日本起初要求放回两名以间谍罪名遭拘留的海员。
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They 're using villagers to keep an eye on each other , to spy on each other .
他们利用村民互相监视,互相窥探。
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That day he spied on her while pretending to work on the shrubs
那天,他假装在修剪灌木,秘密对她进行监视。
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He has issued a short , cryptic statement denying the spying charges
他发表了一个简短隐晦的声明,否认对其间谍行为的指控。
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The young man looked embarrassed , as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown .
那个年轻人看起来局促不安,就好像他是一个身份暴露的间谍一样。
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They were spied on via a two-way mirror .
通过一面单向透明玻璃镜对他们进行暗中监视。
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The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying .
这种说法是指代间谍行为的常用外交辞令。
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Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy , they agreed to release him
一旦确认他并非间谍,他们即同意将他释放。
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They realized that the captured spy had gone mad .
他们意识到那名被俘的间谍已经疯了。
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The spies have been tailing the underground worker .
密探一直在跟踪那名地下工作者。
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The Russian spies were deported .
俄罗斯间谍被驱逐出境。
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