spy

noun

1. 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
   1. He was denounced as a foreign spy.
      有人告发他是外国间谍。
   2. a police spy
      警方密探
   3. a spy plane/satellite (= used to watch the activities of the enemy)
      间谍飞机 / 卫星
   4. Video spy cameras are being used in public places.
      隐蔽的摄像机在监视着公共场所。

verb

1. 从事间谍活动；搜集情报
   to collect secret information about another country, organization or person
   1. He spied for his government for more than ten years.
      他做过十多年的政府间谍。
2. 突然看见；发现
   to suddenly see or notice sb/sth
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 间谍
   A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization.
   1. 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。
   2. The spy ring passed secrets to the enemy.
      该间谍团伙向敌方传送秘密情报。
2. (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.
3. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. East and West are still spying on one another...
      东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
   3. 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。
4. VERB 秘密监视
   If you spy on someone, you watch them secretly.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
5. VERB 看见;发现
   If you spy someone or something, you notice them.
   1. 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。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. The spy ring passed secrets to the enemy.
   该间谍团伙向敌方传送秘密情报。
6. 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。
7. East and West are still spying on one another
   东西方仍在互相进行间谍活动。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. The spy attempted to escape to a neighbouring country.
    那个间谍企图出逃到邻国去。
13. The spy sent his message in code.
    这个间谍用密码发送情报。
14. He is a spy beyond all doubt.
    毫无疑义，他是个间谍。
15. The spy's disguise was soon penetrated.
    间谍的伪装不久便被识破了。
16. The spy was caught by a policewoman who posed as a prostitute.
    间谍被一个假扮妓女的女警察抓住了。
17. They expelled a foreign spy from their country.
    他们把一个外国间谍驱逐出境。
18. His assignment was to follow the spy.
    分配给他的工作是跟踪这个间谍。
19. A spy used cunning means to find out secrets.
    间谍使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
20. The police had captured a foreign spy.
    警方抓获了一名外国间谍。
21. I dumped the spy who followed up me.
    我把跟踪我的间谍甩了！
22. I suspect him to be a spy.
    我怀疑他是一个间谍。
23. Woman's clothes and hair formed the spy's disguise.
    女人的衣服和头发成了这名间谍的伪装。
24. They discovered a spy acting in collusion with their competitors.
    他们发现了一个和他们的竞争者私下串通的间谍。
25. The militiamen have caught a spy.
    民兵抓着了一个特务。
26. They executed a spy.
    他们处死了一个间谍。
27. So I told him that I was a spy.
    所以我告诉他我是间谍。
28. Are you a Russian spy?
    你是不是个俄国间谍？
29. The little spy smiled.
    小间谍笑了。

spy on sb/sth

1. 暗中监视，窥探（某人或事物）
   to watch sb/sth secretly
   1. He was denounced as a foreign spy.
      有人告发他是外国间谍。
   2. a police spy
      警方密探
   3. a spy plane/satellite (= used to watch the activities of the enemy)
      间谍飞机 / 卫星
   4. Video spy cameras are being used in public places.
      隐蔽的摄像机在监视着公共场所。

spy sth↔out

1. 查明，了解清楚（某事）
   to get information about sth
   1. He spied for his government for more than ten years.
      他做过十多年的政府间谍。

v.

spy out the land

• （事先）摸清情况，窥察虚实
  to collect information before deciding what to do

noun

1. (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

2. a secret watcher
   1. my spies tell me that you had a good time last night

verb

1. secretly collect sensitive or classified information
   1. spy for the Russians

2. watch, observe, or inquire secretly

   Synonym:    stagsnoopsleuth

3. catch sight of

   Synonym:    descryspotespy

4. catch sight of
   1. he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge

   Synonym:    sight