| 单词 | spy |
| 释义 | spy (once / 195 pages) nv WORD FAMILY spy: counterspy, spied, spies, spying+/counterspy: counterspies/spying: spyings USAGE EXAMPLESMoreover, a server that is used by Russian spies one year might be used by “granny’s bake shop” the next, Lee said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In a little-publicized case in 2014, a spy for Cuba was sentenced to 13 years in prison in the U.S. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) SpaceX is also competing to win contracts to launch Department of Defense spy satellites. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper undercover agent Margarete Gertrud Zelle Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917) counterspy, mole a spy who works against enemy espionage double agenta spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries espionage agentsomeone employed to spy on another country or business competitor foreign agenta spy for a foreign country infiltratorsomeone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage sleepera spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal intelligence agent, intelligence officer, operative, secret agent a person secretly employed in espionage for a government 2n a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people my spies tell me that you had a good time last night Hypo|Hyper snoop, snooper a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others shadow, shadower, taila spy employed to follow someone and report their movements eavesdroppera secret listener to private conversations looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) 3v watch, observe, or inquire secretly Syn|Hyper sleuth, snoop, stag monitor, supervise keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance 4v catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes Syn|Hypo|Hyper sight descry, espy, spot catch sight of detect, discover, find, notice, observediscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of catch out, find outtrap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act sensedetect some circumstance or entity automatically instantiatefind an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) tracediscover traces of seeobserve as if with an eye comprehend, perceive to become aware of through the senses 5v catch sight of Syn|Hyper descry, espy, spot sight catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes 6v secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage spy for the Russians Hyper enquire, inquire, investigate conduct an inquiry or investigation of |
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