[N-COUNT 可数名词]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。
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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[ADJ 形容词](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 动词]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.
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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。
East and West are still spying on one another...
东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
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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...a ten-year sentence for spying.
因间谍罪判处的 10 年监禁
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[VERB 动词]秘密监视 If you spy on someone, you watch them secretly.
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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。
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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[VERB 动词]看见;发现 If you spy someone or something, you notice them.
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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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spyspiesspiedspyingnoun(pluralspies)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 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。verb(spies,spy·ing,spied,spied)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。2[transitive ]spysb/sth ( literaryorformal) to suddenly see or notice sb/sth 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。IDIOMˌspy out the ˈlandto collect information before deciding what to do (事先)摸清情况,窥察虚实PHRASAL VERBSˈspy on sb/sthto watch sb/sth secretly 暗中监视,窥探(某人或事物)◆Have you been spying on me?你是不是一直在暗中监视我?ˌspy sth↔ˈoutto get information about sth 查明,了解清楚(某事)spy/spaɪ; NAmEspaɪ/
someone whose job is to find out secret information about another country, organization, or groupSYN secret agent: She worked as a spy for the American government.spy ring/network (=an organized group of spies)spy plane/satelliteCOLLOCATIONSverbswork as a spy· He died while working as a government spy.be arrested/imprisoned/shot etc as a spy· Anyone caught working with the Resistance was shot as a spy.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + spya British/American etc spy· He was arrested on suspicion of being an American spy.a foreign spy· The activities of foreign spies have increased.an enemy spy· He gave information to enemy spies.a government spy· They thought I was a government spy.spy + NOUNa spy story/novel/movie etc· John le Carré is famous for writing spy stories.· one of the most exciting spy movies of all timea spy ring (also a network of spies) (=a group of spies)· He was well informed through his network of spies.a spy satellite/plane (=used for spying)· The Americans have denied using spy satellites to spy on China.· The photographs were taken by spy planes.a spy chief (also a spymaster)· Britain's first woman spy chief· John le Carré’s fictional spy master George SmileyTHESAURUSspy someone whose job is to find out secret information about another country: · Stalin controlled a network of spies.· The film is basically a spy story.agent/secret agent someone who works for a government or police department in order to get secret information about another country or organization: · a secret agent working for MI5· He is the FBI’s best undercover agent (=one who works secretly and pretends to be someone else).double agent someone who finds out an enemy country’s secrets for their own country but who also gives secrets to the enemy: · a former CIA double agent who also worked for the KGBmole someone who works for an organization while secretly giving information to its enemies: · A mole in the government was leaking information to the press.informer someone who secretly tells the police about criminal activities, especially for money: · Acting on information from an informer, the police raided the house.espionage the work that spies do: · He is serving a 20-year prison sentence for espionage.
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1[intransitive] to secretly collect information about an enemy country or an organization you are competing againstspy on He was charged with spying on British military bases.spy for He confessed to spying for North Korea.2[transitive] literary to suddenly see someone or something, especially after searching for themSYN spot: Ellen suddenly spied her friend in the crowd.—spying noun [uncountable]THESAURUSwork that a spy doesspying the action of secretly collecting information about a person, country, or organization: · Several embassy officials had been arrested for spying.espionage spying. Espionage is more formal than spying: · Zakharov was charged with espionage.· The company carried out a campaign of industrial espionage against its main rival.· Double agents are quite commonplace in the world of espionage.surveillance activity in which the police, army, etc watch a person or place carefully because they may be connected with criminal activities: · 24-hour surveillance of the building· The police have had him under surveillance (=have been watching him)for months.covert operations secret military activities against an enemy: · These planes are used by British Intelligence for covert operations.spy on phrasal verbto watch someone secretly in order to find out what they are doing: She sent you to spy on me, didn’t she?spy out phrasal verb1to secretly find out information about something2spy out the land British English to secretly find out more information about a situation before deciding what to do
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间谍(75%),监视(10%),侦察(8%),侦探(4%),看到(2%),找出(1%)
n.间谍;密探
vt.侦察;发现;暗中监视
vi.侦察;当间谍
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