词汇 | spy |
释义 | spy noun [ C ] uk/spaɪ/ us/spaɪ/ B1 间谍,密探 a person who secretly collects and reports information about the activities of another country or organization Synonym: spook (PERSON)
spy verb uk/spaɪ/ us/spaɪ/ (FIND SECRETS) C1 [ I ]搜集情报;从事间谍活动 to secretly collect and report information about the activities of another country or organization He was arrested for spying on missile sites. 他因搜集有关导弹基地的情报而被捕。 spy outinformal 摸清(尤指场所)的情况,查明 to get knowledge secretly, especially of a place I generally like to spy out restaurants before I go to eat in them. 我一般喜欢在去某家餐馆吃饭之前,先了解一下那里的情况。 (SEE) [ T ] old-fashioned or humorous(通常指一番搜寻后)看见,注意到 to see or notice someone or something usually when it involves looking hard I think I've just spied Andrew in the crowd. 我想我刚才在人群中看到了安德鲁。 Idiom spy out the landidiom 事先摸清情况 If you spy out the land, you try to get knowledge of something before you do something. We drove around the area where our new house is to spy out the land. 我们驾车在新房子的周边地区转了一圈,了解一下环境。 Phrasal verb spy on someone/somethingC2 暗中监视;窥探 to watch someone or something secretly, often in order to discover information about him, her, or it He was spying on her through the keyhole. 他从锁孔里窥探着她。 |
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