Spy

[spaɪ]

解释:

(noun.) (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors.

(noun.) a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; 'my spies tell me that you had a good time last night'.

(verb.) secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; 'spy for the Russians'.

(verb.) watch, observe, or inquire secretly.

(verb.) catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; 'he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge'.

手打:朱迪--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

(v. t.) To discover by close search or examination.

(v. t.) To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out.

(v. i.) To search narrowly; to scrutinize.

(n.) One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.

(n.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.

录入:莱尔

同义词及近义词：

n. Scout, emissary (in disguise), secret agent.

v. a. See, behold, discern, espy.

校对:史蒂文

同义词及反义词：

SYN: espy, discern, discover, explore, view, inspect

ANT:Miss, overlook, misexplore, misobserve

SYN:Emissary, detective, scout

ANT:Sentinel, watchman, warder, patrol

狄伦编辑

解释:

n. one sent into an enemy's country or camp to find out their strength &c.: one who keeps a watch on others: one who secretly conveys information.—v.t. to see: to discover generally at a distance: to discover by close search: to inspect secretly:—pa.t. and pa.p. spied.—ns. Spy′al,=Spial; Spy′-craft Spy′ism the art or practice of spying; Spy′glass a small hand-telescope; Spy′-hole a peep-hole; Spy′-mon′ey money paid for secret intelligence."

凯茜录入

娱乐性解释：

To dream that spies are harassing you, denotes dangerous quarrels and uneasiness. To dream that you are a spy, denotes that you will make unfortunate ventures.

贾尼斯编辑

例句:

The Spy withdrew, and Carton seated himself at the table, resting his forehead on his hands. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
With this you may discover the spy among you, he said. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
Unseen by the spy, Mr. Cruncher stood at his side, and touched him on the shoulder like a ghostly bailiff. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
Asks his mother to become, with him, a spy upon his father's transactions through a lifetime! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
You need have good cards, sir, said the spy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
Sheep was a cant word of the time for a spy, under the gaolers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
Old Bailey spy, returned his informant. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
The thern spies were not in the palace of John Carter for nothing, said Kantos Kan to me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
Of all that mighty host, none but the two faithful spies ever lived to set their feet in the Promised Land. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
Spies and thieves! 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
Then he had what was left of it carried to his own house; but even here spies swarmed to try to learn something of his secret. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
If a gentleman was the victim of spies, intruders, and informers (but still naming no names), that was his own pleasure. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
Spies are hovering about in every direction. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
Even spies could not get near him, on account of the undergrowth and overflowed lands. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
If we are to be prying and spying into all the dismals of life, we should have no heart to anything. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Shirley flashed him back full payment for his spying gaze. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
He had spoken all in a low whisper, evidently fearing spying ears even here, and so I answered him in the same subdued tone. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
At last she gave up her spying attitude, closed the telescope, and turned to the decaying embers. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
Spying, informing, constant investigations of everybody and everything must become the rule where there is a forcible attempt to moralize society from the top. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
Caught you spying, did I? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
Shouting in alarm, the four took to their heels, and then the black spied Tarzan. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
I made all the sail I could, and in half an hour she spied me, then hung out her ancient, and discharged a gun. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
The latter quickly spied out the magnificence of the brocade of Becky's train, and the splendour of the lace on her dress. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
One of them spied me, and gave notice to the rest; five of them advanced toward me, leaving the women and children at the fire. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
So it was that he spied Tarzan as the boy emerged from the clawing, pushing throng with that hairy forearm hugged firmly to his body. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
I spied it at once, amidst all the rest; the handwriting was not strange; it attracted me directly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
Presently one of the crew spied the approaching Claytons, and with a cry of: Here's two more for the fishes, rushed toward them with uplifted ax. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.

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