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单词 spied
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spied in British English

past participle of verb, past tense of verb
spy
 

spy in British English

(spaɪ)
nounWord forms: plural spies
1. 
a person employed by a state or institution to obtain secret information from rival countries, organizations, companies, etc
2. 
a person who keeps secret watch on others
3.  obsolete
a close view
verbWord forms: spies, spying or spied
4. (intransitive; usually foll by on)
to keep a secret or furtive watch (on)
5. (intransitive)
to engage in espionage
6. (transitive)
to catch sight of; descry
Word origin
C13 spien, from Old French espier, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German spehōn, Middle Dutch spien

Examples of 'spied' in a sentence
spied

Gazing round her cubicle, she spied something odd about the top of one of the standards.
Brent-Dyer, Elinor ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
But more than half of households have no idea they could be spied on.
The Sun (2015)
Pity those harassed defenders when they spied their tormentor across the pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Caring would not have invested if he hadn't spied serious potential.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What would happen if the prince were spied on?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She stands accused of hiring private detectives who spied on her fellow directors.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He spied out of conviction, not for money or excitement.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
We are the most spied on people in the western world, apparently.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Interlocking intelligence and security agencies spied on everyone, including themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Behind the mausoleum, several of the visitors spied a real hero.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
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