| [/spaɪ; spaɪ/] n 用法:
1 person who tries to get secretinformation about military affairs, etc, esp one employedby a government to do this in another country 间谍:
suspected of being a spy 有间谍嫌疑的 *
[attrib 作定语] a spy trial 对间谍嫌疑犯的审讯. 用法:
2 person who secretly watches and reports on what others do, where they go, etc 秘密侦察他人行动者; 密探:
police spies, ie people employed by the police to watch suspected criminals 警方的密探 *
industrial spies, ie those employed to learn the secrets of business rivals, etc 工业间谍. Cf 参看 mole2 2. spy 2
v (pt, pp spied) 用法:
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb); ~ (on/into sth) (a) keep watch secretly 暗中监视; 侦察; 窥探:
spy on the enemy's movements 侦察敌方行动 *
spy into other people's affairs 窥探他人的私事 *
I'm sure my neighbours spy on me. 我肯定邻居暗中监视我.
(b) be a spy; collect secret information 作间谍或窥探活动; 收集机密情报:
She was accused of spying for the enemy. 她被指控为敌方间谍. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tng] (fml or joc 文或谑) (usu not in the continuous tenses 通常不用於进行时态) observe (sb/sth); see; notice 观察（某人[某事物]）; 看见; 注意到:
We spied three figures in the distance. 我们望见远处有三个人影儿. *
I spy someone coming up the garden path. 我看到有人正沿著花园小径走来. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) ,spy out the `land assess the situation by making discreet inquiries, etc 摸清情况. 用法:
4 (phr v) spy sth out explore and discover (esp an illegal activity) without being observed 暗中查明（尤指 |