新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spy

英  [spaɪ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1承担间谍任务的(卫星、飞机)

    A spy satellite or spy plane obtains secret information about another country by taking photographs from the sky.

    双语例句

    例:

    pictures from unmanned spy planes operated by the US military.

    美国军方操控的无人间谍飞机拍摄到的图片。

    NOUN. 名词
  • spies

    1[C 可数名词] 间谍

    A spy is a person whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organization.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was jailed for five years as an alleged spy.

    他因被指控为间谍而被监禁了5年。

    VERB. 动词
  • spies , spying , spied

    1[I 不及物动词] (为某国、某组织)从事间谍活动

    Someone who spies for a country or organization tries to find out secret information about another country or organization.

    双语例句

    例:

    The agent spied for East Germany for more than twenty years.

    该特工为东德从事了二十多年的间谍活动。

    例:

    East and West are still spying on one another.

    东方和西方仍在相互暗中监视着。

    2[I 不及物动词] 秘密监视

    If you spy on someone, you watch them secretly.

    双语例句

    例:

    That day he spied on her while pretending to work on the shrubs.

    那天他假装修剪灌木,却秘密地监视着她。

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