spy

[US]/spaɪ/
[UK]/spaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 侦察;发现;暗中监视
vi. 侦察;当间谍
n. 间谍;密探
Word Forms
过去式spied
第三人称单数spies
过去分词spied
复数spies
现在分词spying

Phrases & Collocations

spy on

暗中监视;侦查

spy out

秘密监视

spy plane

间谍飞机

spy satellite

间谍卫星

Example Sentences

spy a ship in the distance

发现远处有一只船

The spy was caught in the act.

那间谍当场被抓获。

The spy's disguise was soon penetrated.

间谍的伪装不久便被识破了。

will you be my spy on the inside?.

你当我的内线好吗? 。

he agreed to spy for the West.

他同意作西方国家的间谍。

he would go and spy out the land.

他将去探明地形。

spy into a complicated criminal case

侦察一桩复杂刑事案件

The militiaman walked the spy off.

民兵把那个特务带走了。

spying into other people's activities.

窥探别人的事务

break a code; break a spy ring.

破译密码;破坏间谍网

to spy into other people's affairs

窥探他人的事务

The spy's cover was that she was a consultant engineer.

那女间谍伪装成顾问工程师。

He was the first to spy the horseman in the distance.

他最先看到出现在远处的骑者。

If caught, the men could be summarily shot as spies.

这些人一旦被抓就可能当作间谍立即处决。

So you think I'm a spy? How absurd!.

那你认为我是间谍了?真荒谬!。

a spy operating under the alias Barsad.

一位化名巴萨德进行谍报工作的间谍。

Real-world Examples

The plane! It's always spying on me!

那架飞机 总是在偷窥我!

Source: Modern Family Season 6

Hello? Who are we spying on?

喂?我们在监视谁?

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

He was called the billion dollar spy.

他被称为十亿美元间谍。

Source: Connection Magazine

Why, was he supposed to be spying?

难不成他本该暗中打探吗?

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

Had I been an unwitting… an unwitting spy?

我不知不觉中成了… … 泄露机密的间谍吗?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

I faked forgetting so I could spy on you.

我假装全忘掉,这样我就能监视你。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

Hey honey. - Still spying on the neighbors?

嗨,亲爱的。- 还在监视邻居吗?

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

Glimpses of it were first spied in 1997.

在1997年,被首次看到。

Source: The History Channel documentary "Cosmos"

Unless you are dating a spy, this behavior is unwarranted.

除非你约会的对象是间谍,否则这种行为是没有根据的。

Source: He actually doesn't like you that much.

The father was a Russian exile and former Russian spy.

中毒的父亲是俄罗斯流亡者,曾是俄罗斯前特工。

Source: NPR News March 2018 Collection

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